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Examples of drinkable in a Sentence
Adjective
This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable.
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable
Noun
the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
For much of the first full week of 2025, residents of Virginia's capital city didn't have drinkable water coming out of their taps.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Bourbon was aged for 19 years and three months, which Bhakta himself admits is pretty old for a bourbon, possibly teetering on the edge of drinkable.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Hood suggested making sure that homes were stocked with shelf-stable foods that cen be prepared without power, drinkable water and a backup way to heat their home.
—Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
For much of the first full week of 2025, residents of Virginia's capital city didn't have drinkable water coming out of their taps.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
Keep in mind that determining the exact dosage per serving in homemade edibles and drinkables can be difficult—you’ll never be 100 percent accurate because many factors can influence the outcome.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Bourbon was aged for 19 years and three months, which Bhakta himself admits is pretty old for a bourbon, possibly teetering on the edge of drinkable.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinkable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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