Positive character trait
Sensible
Showing sound, practical judgment.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Makes practical, well-judged choices.
- Thinks about what could go wrong before going ahead.
- Stays level when others get carried away.
Fits when a person makes practical, well-judged choices
Not when sensible would sound dull where courage or imagination is the point
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: sensible on a resume sounds faint. Describe the decision that saved time, money or trouble instead.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is sensible: when [a plan went wrong or a risk came up], they made the practical call and saved [time, money or trouble].
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Report card comment [Name] is sensible and makes good choices, including on school trips and in the playground.
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In a story, shown not told The others wanted to cross the river before dark. She looked at the water, unpacked the tent, and in the morning the river was half the height.
The sensible teenager called home when the last bus was cancelled.
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