acceptably
Example Sentences
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It’s a negotiating tactic designed to ensure that billions of dollars of investment in North American infrastructure remains acceptably profitable.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Kate, picking through her desk drawers, finds sufficient articles to improvise an outfit for the new chief executive, one that makes her look acceptably, if temporarily, elegant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
In addition, the water may be acceptably safe one day, but not on another.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
It’s a unique challenge: to be “themselves” within acceptably conformist parameters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
When he woke up Shabbat morning, Boaz realized that he had less than fifteen minutes to make himself presentable and get to shul at a time that was acceptably late.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
