supportable

Example Sentences

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It is a borderline call, but still supportable as an on-field decision.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The court will have to search for a solution that is legally supportable, broadly acceptable to the public and minimally injurious to the court’s diminished public standing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024

In a subsequent press conference, a U.S. admiral revealed that more than 80% of those captured "terrorists" were released within weeks because there wasn't supportable evidence that they were insurgents.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

"We would be concerned about any supportable allegation of wrongdoing, whatever the source," Powell wrote.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2022

The two men became familiars, and the friendship made life more supportable to both.

From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston