desirable

Example Sentences

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"There was also more entertainment at home thanks to TV. Thus the idea of escaping family for a few hours was less desirable and football attendances in general were falling during the 1950s."

From BBC

But there is a longtime tendency, not just in L.A., to apply a whole series of admittedly desirable public policy objectives onto affordable housing because the government is involved.

From Los Angeles Times

As artificial intelligence hyper-flattens mass culture, anything denoting evidence of humanity becomes exceptionally desirable.

From The Wall Street Journal

A good knowledge of wildlife is required for the job, while excellent people skills are highly desirable.

From BBC

It is also worth recalling that the peak years for U.S. agricultural exports in the 21st century coincided with periods of heightened global food insecurity—conditions that are neither normal nor desirable benchmarks for policy.

From Barron's