passable
Example Sentences
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An alternative Arctic route, the Northwest Passage that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Canadian Arctic, is less passable because it is dominated by narrow waterways where ice gets bunched up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Technology has evolved to a point where recently colorized films look, if not ideal, then at least passable on high-definition televisions.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Nuzzi-Lizza is just consequential enough to be passable in polite discussion without really mattering all that much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
"Most roads are now passable so supplies are now coming in from the city. But immediate supplies like water and food, especially for the children are not yet available," he tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
He was so thin, said one observer, that his hips could have made a passable hat rack, but he refused to eat.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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