be acceptable
Example Sentences
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A couple of years ago Pierluigi Collina, Fifa's head of referees, was talking about added time and when it might be acceptable to cut it short.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
As this barbershop bystander made clear, for the first time, only a prediction of another championship would be acceptable.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
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 • Mar. 14, 2026
If Pacino had only made two to three times as much, he told Bob Costas, “that would be acceptable, but not ideal.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
There was no possibility that went invisible would be acceptable.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
