Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for operable. Search instead for operabel.
Definitions

operable

[op-er-uh-buhl, op-ruh-] / ˈɒp ər ə bəl, ˈɒp rə- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

But construction has been confined to the Central Valley and nowhere is the line operable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Based on the early-stage findings, Sylvester is now advancing a neoadjuvant clinical trial that will combine IL1RAP targeted treatment with chemoimmunotherapy in patients with operable pancreatic cancers prior to surgery.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

American fuel factories used 97.2% of their operable capacity in late July, according to federal data, a level last seen in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

She is now back in chemotherapy and surgeons say her cancer is no longer operable.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

Marley had written that line a year before his death, while an operable melanoma was, at that moment, metastasizing to his lungs, liver, stomach and brain.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


Vocabulary lists containing operable

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training