How to Use favorable in a Sentence

favorable

adjective
  • The new play got many favorable reviews.
  • Early test results were favorable.
  • He was given a favorable recommendation.
  • The largest drop occurred in the share of Republicans who have a strongly favorable opinion of him, which went from 54% to 43% over the last three months, the poll found.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • The best strategy is to spray a fungicide as soon as the conditions are favorable for the diseases.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Agreements reached near the 8th promise to be favorable in every way.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Spring is the prime time to climb Everest, although some mountaineers might climb in the less favorable autumn season.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 1 June 2023
  • Ours is very favorable and gives us resiliency in many ways.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
  • We have been told the search for their bodies may resume in the spring once weather conditions are favorable.
    Reuters, NBC News, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Snow will be hard to come by, even in the highest elevations, despite what could be a favorable storm track.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Biden’s State of the Union speech in March recognizes this shift in the issue landscape to terrain more favorable for the president.
    Clifford Young, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The weather at the launch site is only 40 percent favorable, so the Crew-8 mission could move to another day.
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The idea is that humans can help trees keep up with climate change by moving them to more favorable ecosystems faster than the trees could migrate on their own.
    Nathan Gilles, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Conditions were favorable during the teams' practice day with a light wind blowing out to left.
    Eric Olson, ajc, 15 June 2023
  • Conditions should be even more favorable five weeks from now when the sun sets earlier.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
  • The odds are much more favorable for Friday, slated at about 60% to 70%, bringing heavier rainfall due to that increase in moisture from the south.
    The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Lake Erie marine forecast Conditions on the lake look to be favorable for boaters throughout the weekend.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But fungi hedge their bets, sending off so many spores so that a few might land in a favorable environment.
    Emily Monosson, Time, 11 July 2023
  • But Gascón could face a more favorable electorate in November.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But perhaps an easier back half of the schedule will be favorable for Michigan State.
    Kevin Skiver, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The mayor has said that holding the citywide vote this November would be more favorable compared to the other options.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2023
  • And a favorable schedule for many of the conference’s teams in Week 3 should help the league — which is a combined 21-4 thus far — pile up more victories on Saturday.
    oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
  • What’s more, some banks and credit card providers require a high credit score for cards with favorable conditions.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
  • The process begins in Los Altos de Jalisco, where the rich soil and favorable weather conditions make the region the perfect breeding ground for rows and rows of blue agave.
    Mireya Villarreal, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Polls show far more Republicans than Democrats have a favorable opinion of Kennedy.
    Ali Swenson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The headline also should have clarified that a favorable ruling will restart work and increase bills.
    Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The historic and picturesque Arcadia track has struggled to summon the large fields found favorable to bettors.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Lacking radar, the Friendship couldn’t take off without clear skies and favorable wind conditions.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The support was also temporary, leaving him with no option but to wish for more favorable weather in the future.
    Patrick Cooley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • For the most favorable prices, crowds, and weather, time your trip for Spain's beautifully temperate spring.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023

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