decent
Example Sentences
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We may have been cranky, but we were also decent people .
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
In addition, the bank expects the Porsche SE to continue paying a decent dividend despite expecting around 200 million euros a year of debt reduction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"He's good. He's doing some great work. I genuinely think his batting is going to get some decent positives in the next little while. I feel like he's not too far away."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
But for all my wishing and hoping and sending out ten different kinds of prayers for a good one, not a single decent plan came out of me.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing decent
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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