workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
Examples of workable in a Sentence
I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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In 1923, at the age of 15, Joseph-Armand Bombardier built a crude but workable snowmobile.
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
Gradually add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft, workable dough.
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—Randy Graham, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
When a passenger's wheelchair does not fit on all aircraft flying a certain route, airlines must reimburse the fare difference between the cheapest itinerary available and the cost a passenger paid to fly on a workable aircraft on the same day and along the same route.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
With significant revisions, this proposal could contain a semblance of something workable.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
Gradually add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft, workable dough.
4.
—Randy Graham, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
When a passenger's wheelchair does not fit on all aircraft flying a certain route, airlines must reimburse the fare difference between the cheapest itinerary available and the cost a passenger paid to fly on a workable aircraft on the same day and along the same route.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
With significant revisions, this proposal could contain a semblance of something workable.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workable
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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