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Meanings of justifiably in English

With good reason.

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Examples for "with reason"
Examples for "with reason"
1
Then there are the patients, who mistrust domestic products - with reason.
Reuters
2
Joe's mind worked quickly, not with reason but with experience and instinct.
East of eden
3
But thou hast with reason attended to the interest of the Goddess.
The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.
4
He poisons his world with reason and has suffered terribly for it.
The Oracle Glass
5
Under similar circumstances people who are unknown cry out, and with reason:
Poise: How to Attain It
Usage of justifiably in English
1
He can ask justifiably for some withdrawal on the really big days.
Independent.ie
2
Asylum seekers and refugees are quite justifiably frightened of the Nauruan schools.
The Guardian
3
For that reason alone those involved with dentistry should be justifiably proud.
The Irish Times
4
The impunity provided to officers in response has left us justifiably angry.
Ebony
5
He was asked, justifiably so, if he is cracking under the pressure.
The Guardian
6
The gunners were smoking and laughing and looking justifiably pleased with themselves.
The Information Officer
7
So Rio's board can justifiably demand a big premium, or no deal.
Reuters
8
He was wrong-thoughjustifiably so-inhis assumption that Peter Blood must hang.
Captain Blood
9
Burtynsky is justifiably famous for his huge, imposing photographs of industrial landscapes.
The Irish Times
10
The word disillusion can then be used justifiably, that of pollution, never.
The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert
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And my mother was justifiably cross at me for leaving it unattended.
Wired
12
The Irish people are justifiably proud of their traditional generosity to good causes.
The Irish Times
13
Kruger National Park is justifiably the most well-known game reserve in South Africa.
The South African
14
And justifiably so, since they had met on many occasions over the years.
The preacher
15
The players have been criticised, and justifiably so, but not today.
The Guardian
16
Americans are justifiably proud of Apple, an innovative company known around the world.
The Guardian
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Justifiably across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common