passably

Example Sentences

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It doesn’t solve everything, but mutual assured destruction worked passably well for 70 years to hold off nuclear Armageddon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

For about three quarters of the year, I make do with merely passably flavorful frozen berries that I deploy to chuck into smoothies and brighten up my oatmeal.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023

For now, the evolving consensus among clergy is this: Yes, they can write a passably competent sermon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

If he never had to hone his Korean for “Burning,” for example, he might not have been able to passably play a native Korean speaker struggling with his English.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2021

I get out of the bathroom as soon as my teeth are passably clean.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon