decent

Example Sentences

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A decent sum, perhaps, on the surface of it.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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

“Don’t be such a baby. You’d get more points if you managed a halfway decent flip.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn