colorable

Example Sentences

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And I think someone who applies for a payout from this fund with a colorable case of weaponization, but gets denied, may well have standing.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

“And I think Florida State knows that as well. I think they threw in anything they could potentially think of as a colorable argument to get them out of the grant-of-rights agreement.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Thus, she asserted, the Georgia senator does not have any applicable "colorable federal defense."

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

“Here there is simply no colorable claim of ownership over the broad ideas, public data, and common techniques expressed in the decree,” Melloy wrote.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Now Myra and Mr. Lawanne are definite, colorable entities to me.

From The Hidden Places by Sinclair, Bertrand W.