How to Use viable in a Sentence

viable

adjective

• Is she a viable candidate?
• He could not suggest a viable alternative.
• The Zone needs a certain number of students to be viable.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
• The leaves and twigs on the major branches of tree, however, have all been burnt and are no longer viable.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• Zoo officials say the park didn’t have a viable breeding pair of the monkeys for many years.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
• And Hamas still represents a viable threat to the Israeli people.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
• And this could make the medicine, which is only viable for about 2% of ALS patients, much harder to win approval.
  — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 1 Apr. 2024
• One of those people [on those 10 dates] could be a viable partner for you because that's a lot of people.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
• This option is a viable choice for all different kinds of soils such as clay, dirt, or sand.
  — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024
• For that, about 20 viable projects have been identified.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
• The new bridge was built to withstand up to 40 tons, 15 tons more than before, making the route a viable alternative to the highway.
  — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
• Those factors helped to convince Mr. Goldfeder, the state election law expert, that the case could be viable.
  — Kate Christobek, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Batteries that could be recharged came along in 1859, making the electric-car idea more viable.
  — Kevin A. Wilson, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2023
• Gazprom needs agreement that China will purchase a certain volume of gas to make the project viable.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
• Inventors who failed to bring a viable product to market could lose their patent.
  — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
• There was good reason to think that a film version could be viable, at least before the bottom fell out for movie musicals around the end of the 1960s.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2023
• Reebok's Powerlift 5 is a viable option for those not looking to break the bank on a solid shoe to squat and do other Olympic lifts in.
  — Men's Health, 25 Feb. 2023
• Flax seed could possibly be more viable at 1.8 grams ALA per 40 calories, but again only at the high end.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
• The two candidates have fiercely battled to become the sole viable challenger to Trump.
  — Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Any brown or black coloration or patches usually means the seed is no longer viable.
  — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
• The only viable sources for that much funding are the state and federal governments.
  — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
• And just like last offseason, when Shanahan hired Wilks, there are no viable in-house candidates for the gig.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• That has left the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as the only viable outlet to get people out of the enclave and supplies into it.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
• The size range is excellent, making the Timberland Pro Pit Boss a viable choice for men or women.
  — Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
• Despite that, others are hopeful for the future and are using the law of attraction to build a viable life for themselves.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Aug. 2023
• The stark reality is that the country has no viable alternative to the succor of the United States.
  — Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2023
• For those seeking assistance in leaving, U.S. officials then try to link them to a method of transit and a seat if that is viable.
  — Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• The dearth of viable ideas and -isms has created space for extremist movements to fill a void, sometimes by default.
  — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
• On such a short timeline, hotels are sometimes the only viable option.
  — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
• Luckily, with the right research and preparation, flying with a cat can be a viable and safe option for many.
  — Anna Borges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024