understandably
adverb
un·der·stand·ably ˌən-dər-ˈstan-də-blē 
: as can be easily understood : for understandable reasons
is understandably nervous
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The President understandably may want to be done with the Middle East. 
Aaron David Miller, CNN, 10 July 2022 As for Season 4, the Duffers understandably don’t want to disclose too much. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 Those who gained the most from the Taliban’s fall—notably young women, as well as the Hazaras, Afghanistan’s predominantly Shia ethnic minority—are understandably skeptical of the group’s appeals for peace. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2021 Those who are understandably suspicious of the current administration and its allies rally to the former president’s cause. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 After attending the wedding of her friend Simon Porte Jacquemus in Charleval, France, on Saturday, Lipa understandably didn't make the flight back state-side for tonight's award ceremony. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022 In the wake of January 6th, dread about Trump has understandably intensified. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 The first official song release by 25-year-old singer-songwriter Lolahol will understandably draw the most headlines for the fact that its creator — whose real name is Lourdes Leon — is of course the daughter of an all-time pop great. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 The news of the debt cancellation understandably crashed the federal government’s studentaid.gov website. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 See More
Aaron David Miller, CNN, 10 July 2022 As for Season 4, the Duffers understandably don’t want to disclose too much. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 Those who gained the most from the Taliban’s fall—notably young women, as well as the Hazaras, Afghanistan’s predominantly Shia ethnic minority—are understandably skeptical of the group’s appeals for peace. Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2021 Those who are understandably suspicious of the current administration and its allies rally to the former president’s cause. Gerard Baker, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 After attending the wedding of her friend Simon Porte Jacquemus in Charleval, France, on Saturday, Lipa understandably didn't make the flight back state-side for tonight's award ceremony. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022 In the wake of January 6th, dread about Trump has understandably intensified. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 The first official song release by 25-year-old singer-songwriter Lolahol will understandably draw the most headlines for the fact that its creator — whose real name is Lourdes Leon — is of course the daughter of an all-time pop great. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 The news of the debt cancellation understandably crashed the federal government’s studentaid.gov website. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1921, in the meaning defined above
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