passable

Example Sentences

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The verses would be passable if not for the unremarkable “day in the life” lyrics.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

When anyone can draft a passable paragraph or storyboard an idea, exceptional talent becomes more apparent than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Nuzzi-Lizza is just consequential enough to be passable in polite discussion without really mattering all that much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

"Most roads are now passable so supplies are now coming in from the city. But immediate supplies like water and food, especially for the children are not yet available," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

There is a one-room Presbyterian Church, built of native stone, to which a preacher comes every three weeks when the road is passable.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson