decent

Example Sentences

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Retail sales for February showed a decent gain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Yet “it appears that a decent amount of the AI uncertainty is priced” in, they add.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s because this winter brought decent rain and the three years prior years were wet, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The company has scraped by, he said, because it had a decent cushion before the tariffs were imposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In the craziness of the burning factory, I’d done what I’d been training to do—I’d relied on my partner and cuffed the target before I’d gotten a decent look at her.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin