Ms. Allen has alluded to a chaotic childhood in interviews, which might explain her hellfire response to rejection.

Officials continued to explain their initial slow response.

"Well, that would explain their response, wouldn't it?"

It's otherwise hard to explain an audience's hearty response.

Our Report would not be credible if it did not acknowledge these differences and explain our response to them.

Unless the government buried all reports of your offer, which would have been hard to do, it must needs explain its response, whether positive or negative.

After the ceremony, he explained his own tearful response to his daughter's pledge of lasting love.

"I suppose that explains your leisurely response to my summons."

Rosemary Basson argues that this model poorly explains women's sexual response, especially for those who are in long-term relationships.

This explains the Persian king's response to Spartan requests for financial help in the 420s, that he could not understand what they wanted.