decent
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We may have been cranky, but we were also decent people .
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Some U.S. hotel owners say they are getting decent rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Dangerous talk, of course, but they're in decent fettle one week out from the biggest game of their international lives.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
I dig through the pile of crayons for a yellow with a decent point.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Vocabulary lists containing decent
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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