supportable

Example Sentences

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That claim is more supportable than the thesis Mr. Scheiber draws from it, namely the college-educated working class is becoming a dynamic force for progressive social change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The court will have to search for a solution that is legally supportable, broadly acceptable to the public and minimally injurious to the court’s diminished public standing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024

In another instance on 15 December, he said his statements "were supportable and are supportable today".

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023

In a subsequent press conference, a U.S. admiral revealed that more than 80% of those captured "terrorists" were released within weeks because there wasn't supportable evidence that they were insurgents.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

These horrid long winters, and the sky, which is from month to month of the darkest dun colour, need some news from you to render life supportable.

From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Marshall, Florence A. Thomas