passable

Example Sentences

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For investors, the critical question is when the Strait of Hormuz will be passable with lowered risk given the growing economic toll around the world.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Euan Scott, from the firm's north west unit, said it was doing all it could to keep routes passable despite "very challenging weather conditions".

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Please do not assume a road will be passable just because it’s open.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

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

So it would be Hanako and Akira with their precious passports, and Mama, whose Japanese was merely passable.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata