PRAGMATIC in a Sentence

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Example sentences for PRAGMATIC, such as:

1. We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
2. Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose.
3. AIDS advocates are now wondering whether pragmatic is just a euphemism for cheap.
4. A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical.
5. In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.

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 Meanings and Examples of PRAGMATIC
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
pragmatic
 a.  practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
Classic Sentence:
1  Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Example Sentence:
1  Salman, 79, is "a stalwart of the royal family" who is "viewed as a pragmatic and cautious reformer, much like his predecessor," says CNN's Becky Anderson in Abu Dhabi.
2  For Videla, who as army commander was chosen to head the junta, the decision to "disappear" the victims was purely pragmatic.
3  He was, of course, both humane and probably even saintly, but like another giant of history, he was also a shrewd and smoothly manipulative politician with a keen strategic grasp of pragmatic possibilities.
4  In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.
5  We need to adopt a more pragmatic approach.
6  However, it seems reasonable to assume that pragmatic factors in comprehension will also be present in production.
7  A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical.
8  AIDS advocates are now wondering whether pragmatic is just a euphemism for cheap.