I was surprised that she spoke so rationally, apparently beginning to collect herself to face whatever the morning might bring.
She appeared to be chatting with the river, which continued to speak quietly and rationally.
She was insane and no longer able to speak rationally.
The accepted view was that women were less able to speak rationally or reasonably as compared to men.
She spoke rationally to them and asked about their families, but during the night she died in her sleep.
"You can tell that a marriage is on the rocks when they speak to each other rationally."
Perhaps in a few days we can speak rationally of these things.
This time the kzin seemed to be speaking rationally, at least a little.
There was nothing, rationally speaking, to scare anyone about this.
People approached me, cautiously, and now I could speak to them rationally enough.