How to Use serviceable in a Sentence
serviceable
adjective- I bought an old but still serviceable bicycle.
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Those high points count for a lot, and the rest of the adaptation is more than serviceable.
— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2022 -
The Gemex clasp is a USA product and quite serviceable.
— Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2020 -
The music is often serviceable but unsparkling; the lyrics for the most part fade next to the book scenes.
— Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021 -
Allen Lazard is serviceable, but is slow and best suited to be a No. 3.
— Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 -
Most fliers seem to find the seats themselves serviceable, if tight for longer rides.
— Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023 -
The sound is respectable and the touch controls are serviceable.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Oct. 2021 -
But if the latter is going to come true, the AI can’t be okay or serviceable.
— Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024 -
Darvish has been serviceable if not good in most of his seasons since.
— Sean Collins, Dallas News, 7 June 2023 -
Once logged in, the app served up a cramped but serviceable version of the social network.
— BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019 -
Beeks was a serviceable reliever for the Rays, who lost him on waivers to the Rockies last fall.
— Tyler Kepner, The Athletic, 26 July 2024 -
He was asked to start at second base for the Dodgers, went through the crash course in the spring and became serviceable at the position.
— Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 23 May 2024 -
While serviceable, this is not the most ideal set-up for a team hoping to unseat the 98-win Dodgers.
— Dan Freedman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 -
Some games, Ward is unstoppable around the basket and serviceable on the other end of the floor.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2018 -
But its synth stabs and tight, funk-lite rhythm guitar don’t amount to much more than serviceable dance-pop.
— Chuck Arnold, Billboard, 13 June 2018 -
To the extent that the book was a disguised genre thriller, the show does a serviceable job of taming Hallberg’s story to the small screen.
— Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023 -
Melvin was serviceable in 12 starts for the Lions last season, but the team needs an upgrade.
— Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2020 -
Alice Gu and her crew spent thousands on flights and a cramped but serviceable Airbnb.
— Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 11 Mar. 2020 -
Auburn’s tune-ups to open the 2022 campaign were uneven but serviceable.
— Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2022 -
No, none of the bells and whistles of Bam Adebayo’s game, but enough that was serviceable between the two in middle.
— Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2021 -
Chen pitched in a total of 102 games in four seasons and was barely serviceable as a starter, when healthy.
— Craig Mish, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024 -
The Aggies have a serviceable enough offensive line, at least the best Clemson will face over the first month of the season.
— Conor Orr, SI.com, 13 July 2018 -
The battery is also serviceable, and the fans are cleanable.
— PCMAG, 19 June 2024 -
Lee had the fourth-best scores on both floor exercise and balance beam, and her 14.4 on vault was serviceable.
— Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021 -
Yan Gomes has discovered a serviceable stick at the plate.
— Zack Meisel, cleveland.com, 8 June 2017 -
Brett Anderson, who turned in five serviceable innings, made way for Suter in the bottom of the sixth.
— Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2021 -
And much the same could be said for the serviceable set designed by Michael Winters and Charlotte Newman.
— Punch Shaw, star-telegram.com, 16 May 2017 -
The kids' menu is serviceable, though drinks (with a bendy straw and lidded plastic cup), are not included in the $4-$5 price.
— Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, 1 Feb. 2018 -
These falling rocks — there are two that bookend the story — strike me as a serviceable metaphor.
— Rachel Vorona Cote, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 -
The differences lie in how well those elements perform and the Mix Buds 2 do a serviceable job.
— Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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