How to Use considerable in a Sentence

considerable

adjective
  • We have already wasted a considerable amount of time and money.
  • She was in considerable pain.
  • Damage to the vehicle was considerable.
  • We received a considerable number of complaints.
  • The murder trial attracted considerable public attention.
  • My closet has been filled with a considerable amount of tote bags for years.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • And even the nuggets plucked out of the restaurant freezer, deep-fried, and sold to tourists at a considerable mark-up, are pretty good, too.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But in the years since, the crown prince has recovered much of his clout, helped by his country’s considerable wealth and power.
    Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 10 June 2023
  • With the warmth, though, comes considerable cloud cover and the likelihood of more rain to keep our wettest January of the 2000s going.
    Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Those are two of the most heavily unionized US industries, and the law places considerable hurdles in the way of any union that wants to strike.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 July 2023
  • Sharon spent a considerable amount of time sifting through the results of our Lab testing and researching the sewing machines that made the cut.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
  • That’s not to say that there isn’t a considerable amount of juggling that Gen Xers are doing to stay afloat during a high-pressure point in their lives.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Today, the show counts a considerable number of adults among its fans, including ones with no kids at home.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Look for this debate to take over TikTok and Twitter for the considerable future.
    Vulture, 17 July 2023
  • But the aftereffects of that decade of pain were considerable.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Congress would have a say in that, however, and costs could be considerable.
    Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The wet snow, combined with strong winds, the weather service said, could cause considerable damage.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Of course, the type of food consumed makes a considerable difference in digestion time as well.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • While the movie was being shot, in 2021, there was considerable publicity about it.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2024
  • There are a whole host of guests on Cowboy Carter who have already gotten a considerable bump from their appearance on the album.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Several wondered what the change would mean for their incomes, which for some are considerable.
    Drew Harwell and Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2023
  • And Rivian is finding itself in a considerable cash crunch as its costs grow beyond the pace of its revenue.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The race itself would go around the horn at a different track each year, giving a considerable home-field advantage to locals who had more laps.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Wealthy residents here have been known to use considerable resources to deter such access to the shoreline.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
  • For his part, Altman has said rapid deployment of AI allows for stress-testing of products and offers the best way to avert considerable harm.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • At least on paper, Disney has considerable room to raise prices on its ad-free subscription.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • To leap through a window, the rapper would have had to remove the glass forming the blinds, a process that would have taken considerable time and likely been noticed by Améstica.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The Clippers won just one game last season by 30 points, their considerable talent rarely healthy at the same time to allow George and Leonard to take over against overmatched opponents.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The analysis did not include images and videos, which also comprise a considerable amount of the content.
    Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The retailers produced considerable sales taxes that provided the city with revenues for more projects.
    Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024

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