How to Use logical in a Sentence

logical

adjective
  • He seems to be a logical choice for the job.
  • Since she helped us before, it's logical to assume that she'll help us again.
  • She wasn't able to give me a logical explanation for her behavior.
  • For Lambert, the most logical next step is to give the land back.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Was there a lot of pressure, or just the logical next step?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2021
  • And his jump was just a logical ascension of the chase.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
  • Seems to me, though, that no one decides whether to take the deist plunge by a logical proof.
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 22 Oct. 2021
  • This seems like the most logical choice for Haller, given the failures of the past two hires.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2022
  • So the logical question is, then, why the hell is the border wide open?
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 31 July 2022
  • Steve Gilbert is a logical man, good with numbers, even ones that might not make sense to the rest of us.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The lawsuit was the next logical step in the fight for Davis, Tapscott and Parker.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
  • The logical question is what’s the Cowboys’ plan to end this drought?
    — Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The games themselves, at least, will once again play to their logical end.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Finding a fair and logical means of doing it should have been the goal.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 10 May 2022
  • Indeed, the Dodgers and Cubs were the two most logical choices.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
  • The logical step here is to ask the CDC what the deal is, but the agency, which issues the cards, isn’t saying much about them.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021
  • But the idea is logical: Maximize the strength of the roster.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2021
  • That seems to make sense—and wrong ideas often do make some sort of logical sense.
    — Wired, 13 Aug. 2022
  • But the logical response to such concerns isn’t a race to the bottom.
    — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Hen would be the next logical person, but she's got so much on her plate.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The Allen Institute seems like a logical home for a big A.I. project.
    — Steve Lohr, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The Padres, whose bench lacked speed, made a logical partner.
    — Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • With the show ending, this feels like his logical next step.
    — Andy Swift, TVLine, 2 Dec. 2024
  • It’s the next logical step in a shift that’s been happening for years.
    — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2022
  • More than that, there was a logical train of thought in his mind as to why the formation would work again.
    — Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
  • So there was no logical reason to do any kind of deep dive.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 9 July 2021
  • Locals knew the area as the Calumet Region, so the Calumet Skyway seemed a logical choice.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Boston and New York rarely engage in trades, but the deal is a logical one for both sides.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The next logical step for Matthews, in particular, would be a rehab assignment with the St. Paul Saints.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
  • The Red Sox do not currently have a starter announced for that day, making Dobbins the logical candidate.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025

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