usable
adjective
us·able
ˈyü-zə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly useable
1
: capable of being used
2
: convenient and practicable for use
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Examples of usable in a Sentence
Is any of this junk usable?
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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With some smart planning, even these areas can be turned into usable and stylish space.
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Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of the bones were crushed and burned, reducing their potential to yield usable DNA.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Railroad companies whose tracks encircle Brooklyn have, in previous decades, gobbled up swaths of land, displacing residents and shrinking the usable footprint of a village that has about a dozen streets, none with stoplights.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Screening in a porch turns the space into an outdoor room and makes the square footage more usable.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
Most of the bones were crushed and burned, reducing their potential to yield usable DNA.
—CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
Railroad companies whose tracks encircle Brooklyn have, in previous decades, gobbled up swaths of land, displacing residents and shrinking the usable footprint of a village that has about a dozen streets, none with stoplights.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Screening in a porch turns the space into an outdoor room and makes the square footage more usable.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for usable
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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