operable

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Had the reservoir been operable, it would have extended water pressure in the Palisades on Tuesday night, said former DWP general manager Martin Adams, an expert on the city’s water system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

“Every member of the high court seemed to recognize under Congress’ broad and flexible definition that a gun building kit which can quickly and easily be turned into an operable weapon is a firearm.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

Currently, there are more than 90 licensed operable nuclear reactors in the U.S. that power tens of millions of homes, anchor local communities, and actually account for half of the country's clean energy electricity production.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

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