plausible

Example Sentences

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Police told AFP news agency they believed the statement was "plausible" while they continued to investigate, with other media reporting police thought it was credible.

From BBC

"The impact of industrial fishing has been intensifying... and it's plausible that they will go extinct in the near future."

From BBC

"You could go back to the Middle Ages - when people are dominated, they use absurdity to speak the truth a little bit and still have plausible deniability."

From BBC

All of this is at least a plausible outline for a cease-fire, but Russia is unlikely to accept it.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the transition at the Fed holds risks for Bessent, another arguably more plausible scenario is that he will find himself newly empowered.

From Barron's