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

They are not answerable to the Saudi people for the many billions of dollars that have been spent on projects that may now only ever exist on the internet.

From BBC • May 25, 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

‘You’re breaking arrest, that’s what you’re doing,’ said the leader ruefully, ‘and I can’t be answerable.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien