livable

Example Sentences

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Right now, your building is not livable for you.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Repairs weren’t made, there wasn’t enough heat in the winter or cooling in the summer, the houses were barely livable, and the landlord didn’t care or listen to the tenants.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

There was a laundry list of renovations needed to make the former sake brewery livable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It’s the slow-motion success story that made L.A.’s air not immaculate, but at least livable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

My grandfather engaged a special company to come in with polishing machines and clean the house; they washed the windows, painted, and disinfected the place from top to bottom until it was livable again.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende