passable

Example Sentences

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In a world where digital optimization can make just about anyone sound passable on the microphone, a pop singer with personality whose voice actually communicates stands out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Two sections, M’Clure Strait and Viscount Melville Sound, are only passable for two to five weeks, about a third of the season length 20 years ago, according to the researchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Don’t just throw together something passable to "get through dinner."

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

When the only possible means of survival for a minority government is to build bridges on left and right, Bayrou has the advantage of having passable relations with both sides.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

Bard or pander, Abel’s voice was passable, his playing fair.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin