How to Use livable in a Sentence

livable

adjective

• They described the house as very livable.
• People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.
• Finding a job with a livable wage is crucial to staying crime-free after prison.
  — Andy Mannix, Star Tribune, 19 June 2021
• Changes to these intimate spaces can make a house feel truly livable and well-suited for residents' needs.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2021
• And for Jeon, of Johns Hopkins, ensuring livable wages for child care workers isn’t enough.
  — USA Today, 3 June 2021
• Groshek had been at home with her husband and son throughout the pandemic, so the house was in livable shape but wasn’t necessarily guest-ready.
  — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
• And even if no livable arrangement can be arrived at, such an ending should be the product of the reasoning of all parties involved.
  — Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
• No single issue facing our city is more pressing, more urgent, or more complex than the need for safe, livable, and affordable housing.
  — Donna M. Owens, Essence, 14 June 2021
• Sander’s first of three priorities was to create a livable space that would be comfortable for the young family on a daily basis.
  — David Nash, House Beautiful, 9 June 2021
• Hinton’s mother, a former elementary school teacher herself, drew up plans, and together, the pair made the space livable.
  — Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 23 June 2021
• The town base of Skelleftea is investing in electric buses and energy-efficient homes to create a livable green city.
  — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• They are expected to appear in many other states who have livable conditions for them, particularly eastern states.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024
• Both cars feature adaptive dampers and steel springs that provide firm but livable ride quality, with a small comfort advantage going to the Cayman.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 July 2021
• Further, certain landlords may neglect their legal obligations to maintain rental premises in a safe and livable condition.
  — Iman Jodeh, The Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2024
• Auckland is the most livable city, rising to the top spot thanks to its successful approach in containing the Covid-19 pandemic.
  — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 8 June 2021
• The first is how to make Gaza livable at some future point.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
• For the second year in a row, Vienna has been named the most livable city in the world.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
• It’s deemed livable, just needed a paint job and a new door.
  — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
• Jute rugs and accessories help make the space feel cozy and livable.
  — Annie Schlechter, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• But halfway to a distant but livable planet, a lethal bomb kills three of the crew and knocks The Phoenix off course.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 6 July 2023
• Some of the units are livable, but the building will need to have utilities turned on again, Boyd said.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
• Langford said the unit is not livable but the building’s structure is still sound.
  — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
• Still, the tent is plenty livable and great for longer car camping trips.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
• An artist has plans to convert it into a livable space.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 July 2021
• Tunnels are now less prone to collapse, well lit, and much more livable.
  — Daphné Richemond-Barak, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
• Freedom for your kids and grandkids to dwell on a livable planet.
  — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• But in Ward 8, where so many of the District’s killings have taken place, a livable income in the fast-changing city is not in the cards.
  — Washington Post, 20 July 2021
• At the same time, child-care providers are facing staffing shortages, with much of the workforce struggling to earn a livable wage.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• It was also deemed the third most livable city in the same study that named Vienna as number one.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
• Making Partyzanske livable again will take months at the least, but villagers may not have a choice.
  — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024