passably

Example Sentences

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Women who were selected for undercover missions were required to look “good,” or passably “Aryan” or Catholic, with light hair, blue or green eyes, good posture and an assured gait.

From New York Times

Through years of trial and practice, of embarrassment and schooling, my animals and I now can be passably handy working around livestock.

From Washington Post

“The Organ Thieves” tells an important story passably well, but its evasions and occasional missteps hobble its power to illuminate.

From New York Times

So as not to arrive looking like Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz, I have a passably elegant handbag that doubles as a backpack.

From The Guardian

Watching another couple’s terrifying night out can make for a passably decent night in with “The Lovebirds.”

From Los Angeles Times