Examples of curable in a Sentence
Most cases are curable with proper treatment.
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The beloved author of The Fault in Our Stars is also a tireless public health advocate, as evidenced by his extensive research for this new book about the world’s deadliest curable disease.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Tuberculosis is treatable and curable, the CDC says.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
In this book, Green presents TB as very much a present, fatal, yet curable concern.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Those are illnesses that should be curable.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Tuberculosis is treatable and curable, the CDC says.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
In this book, Green presents TB as very much a present, fatal, yet curable concern.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Those are illnesses that should be curable.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Curable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curable. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
curable
adjective
cur·able
ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 
: capable of being cured
Medical Definition
curable
adjective
cur·able
ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl
: capable of being cured
curability
noun
plural curabilities
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