Sentence examples for sensible asked from inspiring English sources

He wasn't entirely sensible: asked about Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, he told Chuck Todd, on "Meet the Press," "I never thought the President should have sent it up" — adopting the position that, somehow, Obama, twice elected and with a year left in his term, had shown unwarranted audacity by doing his job.

On BBC Radio 4's Womens' Hour, they discussed the idea of "Generation Sensible", asking whether "the current crop of twenty-somethings" is "cleaner-living than previous generations".

Just as they're about to be dropped by their label, Captain Sensible asks them to sing backing vocals on his cover of Happy Talk.

Don't overdo it - just be sensible, Ask him to a movie or something you both enjoy doing.

One, who had set up some sensible precautions, asked that he not be mentioned for fear of looking like a nut.

It is always sensible to ask questions before starting on medication.

Is this really sensible, MPs ask HMRC boss Jon Thompson, in astonishment.

Electing a Ukip MEP is about as sensible as asking a turkey to cook Christmas dinner.

Therefore it is much more sensible to ask, what would climate be like if you doubled CO2? or if this or that scenario occured.

This is about as sensible as asking whether the army still possesses a capability to form squares to defend the ridge of Mont St Jean at Waterloo.

However, now that the cold war is over, Americans would be entirely sensible to ask themselves whether taking on the job of being the biggest power in an ungrateful world is worth the effort.