convenient

adjective

con·ve·nient | \ kən-ˈvēn-yənt

Definition of convenient

1a : suited to personal comfort or to easy performance meeting at a convenient time

b : suited to a particular situation a convenient excuse

c : affording accommodation or advantage found it convenient to deal with both problems at the same time

2 : being near at hand : close a location convenient to the train station

3 obsolete : suitable, proper

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Examples of convenient in a Sentence

"You know, you have a very convenient way, Alsi, of forgetting what happened two minutes ago." — Zadie Smith, White Teeth, (2000) 2001 It was more convenient to take my meals in bed, where all I had to do was push away my tray with its uneaten food and fall back upon my pillows … — Stanley Elkin, Harper's, January 1993 The Horses I would have you send to some good pasture … if you can find one convenient. — George Washington 10 May 1756, in The Papers of George Washington, 1984 … at last, after a dreadful struggle in a difficult place where there seemed to be no convenient branches at all, he got near the top. — J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, 1937 When is a convenient time for you to meet? The controls are located in a convenient spot on the dashboard. It might be more convenient to use a calculator, rather than adding the numbers yourself. a convenient method of cleaning windows Schools, churches, and stores are all convenient from here. The power failure was a convenient excuse to leave work early. The economic recession gave lawmakers a convenient pretext for passing the bill.

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After all, the car-centric city makes wearing fabulous (and sky-high!) heels that much more convenient. — Neesha Arter, Vogue, "Lottie Moss, Christina Ricci, and More Checked Into Roger Vivier’s Make-Believe Hotel," 3 Apr. 2019 Take a task off your calendar or move it to a more convenient or less stressful time. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "This 30-Day Mental Health Challenge Is Like a Makeover for Your Mood," 1 Apr. 2019 In mid-December, the port awarded nearly $12 million to erect a crude oil storage tank yard and pumping terminal at a more convenient place, Harbor Island, where VLCCs like the Hong Kong Spirit will be able to fill to the brim. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "America's New Energy Coast," 19 Mar. 2019 That makes everything slightly less secure, but more convenient. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Who needs Windows 10 Pro: 5 reasons to upgrade," 5 Mar. 2019 That’s excellent news for your lunch hour: While the chain has had a solid online ordering system in place for a while now, the drive-thru windows promise to make the pick-up experience more streamlined and a *lot* more convenient. — refinery29.com, "Don't Call It A Drive-Thru, But Chipotle Is Making It Easier To Order Food," 28 May 2018 In addition to the whole more-sustainable thing, mussels cultivated in this way are, well, a hell of a lot more convenient to work with than wild mussels. — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "These Are the Only Mussels You Should Buy," 9 Apr. 2018 Google Flights is a convenient resource to quickly aggregate flight cost/availability information from third-party sites in an easy-to-use calendar format. — Annie Daly, SELF, "7 Tips for Planning a Cheap Getaway Somewhere Warm," 20 Mar. 2019 Refillables once dominated industries such as beer and soft drinks but lost out to convenient, affordable single-use containers. — Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, "The World’s Biggest Brands Want You to Refill Your Orange Juice and Deodorant," 24 Jan. 2019

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