acceptable

Example Sentences

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While Fairweather thinks that legal guardianships and conservatorships can be necessary, she emphasized that they would only be acceptable in “extremely severe cases with really good oversight.”

From Salon

While some stocks are giving back their gains from the late February bounce, others look healthier and ready for acceptable growth.

From Barron's

Unable to deliver cars to the Gulf, Grimaldi found a fix acceptable to his clients: Dropping the cargo off at a port in Kenya that had a well-guarded place to keep it.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a packed wedding reception, where a couple is making the rounds and guests are caught up in the moment, slipping out unnoticed isn’t just acceptable—it might be the most polite option.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It is absolutely not acceptable but I'm not the first person this position, I will not be the last."

From BBC