How to Use usability in a Sentence
usability
noun-
But we were quickly charmed by the usability of the Wide Mouth Straw Lid.
— Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 17 Nov. 2020 -
The litmus tests of usability are the lights and windshield wipers.
— Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2017 -
The Fold 4 should fix some of the usability and design issues the Fold 3 suffers from.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 21 July 2022 -
The usability of these headphones was one of the qualities that set it apart from the others.
— Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 2 Sep. 2020 -
Over time, that could diminish the usability of the apps.
— Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2020 -
Today the Spectre X2 is the 2-in-1 to beat—across the board in performance, usability, and price.
— Brendan Nystedt, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2017 -
Check for leaks each year and make sure that the pressure gauge is within a normal range—this is the best sign of its usability.
— Country Living Staff, Country Living, 1 Nov. 2019 -
The project is still not available to most users and seems to have limited usability.
— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 23 June 2023 -
These touchscreen gloves have the best balance of warmth and usability.
— Simon Hill, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021 -
And the screens will have a better aspect ratio that should improve the usability of the cover screen.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022 -
The usability of the BI system is broadly defined by the ease of learning, the ease of use and the availability of the system.
— Vivek Rajagopal, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 -
Of course, there are those with the expertise to inspect a flood car and judge its level of usability.
— Norman Mayersohn, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017 -
As far as the length of the handle, this should be driven by the person’s height to prevent back strain and increase usability.
— Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024 -
This was the idea, to make the super-sports car feeling combined with a little bit more usability.
— Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023 -
Every corner of the LCD is rounded off, which looks nice and doesn't hurt usability at all.
— Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2017 -
This provides you with plenty of usability around the kitchen.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 1 July 2021 -
Lab Results: Our testers were very impressed by the performance and usability of the Yeti.
— Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022 -
The jumper cable blocks off one of these USBs while plugged in, which limits the usability somewhat.
— Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 28 Dec. 2022 -
Trustees expressed concerns about the slope of lots, land slippage, the usability of open space, and lack of amenities usually found in PUDs.
— Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 21 May 2021 -
The challenge was to stretch the top end of performance for the 750S without losing any of the comfort and everyday usability.
— Morgan Korn, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024 -
For our full judgements on all facets of its design, usability, and feature set, be sure to read our full Steam Deck review.
— Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2022 -
The Edge design is a genius move from a usability point of view in cases that require the vertical mount.
— PCMAG, 15 June 2024 -
The Airbar's hit-and-miss usability isn't Neonode's fault.
— Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 18 July 2017 -
And that leads us to the Sport Classic's other party trick: real-world usability.
— Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2023 -
Any increase here feels like a win for usability, even if the company is starting small.
— Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024 -
The technical problems will cause a lot of concerns about the usability of the results this year, testing experts say.
— Emily Donaldson, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2021 -
When envisioning the interior, Lee and the team were aware of both the interest in newer tech and the usability of it.
— Matthew Askari, Car and Driver, 28 June 2022 -
This doesn’t bug me too much, though, as the phone will most likely live in a case, and Asus’ focus is more on one-handed usability rather than flashy aesthetics.
— Adam Patrick Murray, PCWorld, 12 May 2021 -
All the blowers in this review were subjected to the same group of tests to get a clear impression of performance and usability.
— Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2020 -
Wisconsin report card website rated 'fair' in usability The report also ranked the usability of each state website: great, good, fair and poor.
— Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
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