acceptability
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sociologist Dr Michael Rees says a big gulf in social acceptability remains between visible and non-visible tattoos, particularly those on hands, neck and face as opposed to the rest of the body.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It has presumably been engineered by a team, calibrated for refrigeration and focus-grouped into broad acceptability, yet it feels made by no one.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
It “requires the Court to make policy judgments … about the acceptability of the death penalty and who ‘deserves’ it.”
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
"As time goes on, more of a shared societal consensus may emerge about the acceptability of defendants' conduct."
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
I have someone to sit with—that counts as a step up on the ladder of social acceptability.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
