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.
• 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
• 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
• Freedom for your kids and grandkids to dwell on a livable planet.
  — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Installing an awning can double your measly square footage and make your van even more livable.
  — Cristina Moody, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
• There is a misalignment of labor to open livable wage jobs.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 June 2022
• My suite, which clocked in at about 600 square feet, felt extremely livable.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022
• The guest house is livable, albeit a little tight for their family of five.
  — Rachel Wegner, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2023
• But advocates say there are still steps the White House can take to help secure a livable future.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022
• To keep a closed-concept room feeling livable and homey, keep it clutter-free.
  — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
• So is there some way to mobilize that money to build a more livable future?
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2022
• In most cases, the square footage of your home includes only livable spaces.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2024
• And that's why the Middle East is far less livable than Europe even at the same temperatures.
  — Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
• But on the road, the Bronco Raptor is a perfectly livable machine.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 20 June 2022
• And this basic remodel to make their home more livable?
  — Dusty Parnell, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Now, in the streaming era, songwriters say the only way to get a livable wage is to write the album’s breakout single.
  — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
• But a livable future is worth a little bit of awkwardness, right?
  — Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic, 19 Aug. 2022
• Dear Miss Manners: A friend and her husband ran into some issues with their new home, and needed funds to fix the problems and make the place livable again.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
• These are simple but necessary things that make my life more livable.
  — Christy Tending, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2023
• Now, check out the most livable cities in the world, according to the 2023 Global Livability Index.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
• Sport mode dials up damping firmness but in a restrained way that keeps the ride plenty livable.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 8 Dec. 2022
• Murray said his nonprofit is respectful of the union and its members’ need for a livable wage.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024