Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, the action set pieces are serviceably handled by Favreau.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The creative-minded midfielder, while standing out as part of a three-man block alongside the equally impressive Vitinha, has filled in more than serviceably at both right-back and left-back when called upon.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

He hits right handed and can play left field serviceably, and he’s coming off a 3.0 bWAR season in Arizona.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

In these two movies — like so much of his résumé, serviceably amusing vehicles for his outsize talent — Hart makes for a towering comedic presence.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

"Well dressed" may be interpreted to mean simply, or serviceably, or conspicuously, or becomingly, or fashionably, or cheaply, or appropriately, according to the standard of the person who uses the term.

From Vocational Guidance for Girls by Dickson, Marguerite Stockman