answerable

Example Sentences

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Those are answerable questions—and they are the ones actually worth asking.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

"To Lam is the first among equals, but he's also answerable to the Politburo," he said, pointing to other senior figures in the 19-member committee.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“I don’t think the market is going to get the clarity it wants, because it’s not an easily answerable question and it’s not one that can be answered in the near term,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

They had put their lives on the line to create a democratic republic, answerable to the people and not a king.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Of course, we were all answerable to Erma.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls