decent
Example Sentences
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Yet “it appears that a decent amount of the AI uncertainty is priced” in, they add.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Sales at U.S. retailers bounced back in February after a brief weak spell, suggesting the economy is still expanding at decent speed despite a turbulent start to the new year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
That’s because this winter brought decent rain and the three years prior years were wet, too.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Many people would probably leave 100% of their assets to their wife and/or second wife, so it’s thoroughly decent of him to remember his sister.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Isaac often described the people who held him in bondage as kind and decent.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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