passable
Example Sentences
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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
For investors, the critical question is when the Strait of Hormuz will be passable with lowered risk given the growing economic toll around the world.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 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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