predictable

Example Sentences

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It would be a seemingly dependable, predictable roommate relationship, and those are hard enough to come by as it is.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

But cracks began to appear around 2022–23, as back-to-back seasons without major silverware and early European exits sparked doubts over whether the club's famed defensive approach had grown predictable.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Families are planning in a far less predictable environment than earlier generations did, said Susan Wachter, a professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

To address this, scientists have developed control systems that help these machines behave in predictable ways.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

“It’s a common occurrence. But you are the first musician I’ve ever known to faint midsong. Miss Lulu is supremely agitated, of course. She likes for things to go a certain way, a predictable way.”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo