How to Use desirable in a Sentence

desirable

adjective

• The new stove has many desirable features.
• The house is in a highly desirable location.
• The experiment did not achieve a desirable result.
• There are also trees that are very desirable to birds in the fall.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2023
• This can be less desirable on a jet ski, of course, when part of the fun is bouncing around on the whitecaps.
  — WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
• From quaint mountain towns to bustling cities, these are some of the most desirable places to live in Georgia.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
• And then disposing of balls is right at the bottom, the least desirable.
  — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2023
• The neighborhood is home to quirky shops, galleries and restaurants, and is one of the city's most desirable places to live and play.
  — Rebecca Treon, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
• But the team’s recent nosedive has put him on the verge of a less desirable record: most all-time losses.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
• There are not many other food sources for deer at this time of year, so the new tulip growth is highly desirable.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
• In the world of car collecting, people tend to like the bookends of cars, so the very first and very last are always desirable.
  — Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• Then the researchers ran both groups through a test that involved three food choices, which the team ranked from most to least desirable.
  — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
• Please name some desirable neighborhoods to live in Split and Dubrovnik.
  — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• When using the spray, never do it on a windy day, and use a piece of cardboard as a shield to protect desirable plants.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 29 July 2023
• Will Beckham, unable to land a longer-term deal at a desirable price, return to all-pro form?
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
• Not impossible, experts said, but not desirable, and she has not been seen in the park for a while.
  — Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
• In exchange for that, the GOP wants a series of policy changes that are desirable.
  — The Editors, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
• It’s almost reversed itself in that what once was desirable isn’t and what wasn’t is.
  — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
• With a tasteful and desirable set of standard features, the E-Ray really is a new class of Corvette.
  — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
• Each of the three possesses desirable traits but almost as many flaws.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2023
• Statin drugs, in particular, have been shown to stabilize the plaque, even if the blood cholesterol is in the desirable range.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
• This gives you the desirable golden color and crisp texture.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• This may indicate that the reward (or yield) is not so desirable given the level of risk.
  — Ivan Illan, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Some of the rooms have wallpaper and parquet flooring, which may not be desirable.
  — Claudia Gryvatz Copquin, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• But not every Swayze character is oily in such a desirable way.
  — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
• Then place in bright light indoors (direct morning light is desirable) and water only when the top inch of soil is dry.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
• And that’s not a desirable situation in middle age, when the skin is already prone to thinness.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023
• What’s more, sandbar sharks were fairly desirable on the table, having a mild flesh that was great on the barbecue.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
• Using all these data sources, researchers trained a machine learning model to predict how a beer would taste—and how desirable those flavors would be to consumers—by studying its chemical makeup.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
• Right after stability on the list of desirable features comes high pay, then flexibility, says Cruzvergara.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024