acceptable
Example Sentences
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"An answer that wasn't acceptable and nobody was more frustrated than myself about that."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
We met a local who was going over to swim with them and we asked if it was acceptable if we swam with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
What arrived cost about $14 and tasted perfectly acceptable.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
On Thursday, France's minister delegate for international trade, Nicolas Forissier, told AFP that countries have found common ground "on the fact that it's not acceptable to weaponize food and agriculture" in conflicts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
But my hair was one of my most acceptable features.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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