tenable

Example Sentences

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Marine crews are working to cool the outside of the ship to make conditions on the boat more tenable for firefighting crews.

From Los Angeles Times

Patrollers say the bargain struck by previous generations — of low pay in exchange for thrilling work on spectacular slopes — is no longer tenable.

From Washington Post

“An outright condemnation of export controls is not tenable given the potential for the technology’s nefarious uses,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Major Ukrainian battlefield successes this summer could fuel “significant political turmoil in Russia, because at that point, Putin’s own position within the leadership becomes very, very difficult to see as tenable,” he said.

From Seattle Times

Pentagon officials the Polish offer as structured was “not tenable.”

From Washington Times