Examples of drinkable in a Sentence
Adjective
This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable.
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable
Noun
the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Add to all that the daily struggle to find sufficient quantities of safe, drinkable water.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Keep in mind that determining the exact dosage per serving in homemade edibles and drinkables can be difficult—you’ll never be 100 percent accurate because many factors can influence the outcome.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The district aimed to sell Willow Grove because the maintenance department operates out of a home built in the 1960s without electricity, gas or drinkable water, Superintendent Robert Nolting said in July.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Add to all that the daily struggle to find sufficient quantities of safe, drinkable water.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Others criticized the House proposal's narrow exemption for drinkables, calling instead for a robust regulatory framework for a broader range of products.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Keep in mind that determining the exact dosage per serving in homemade edibles and drinkables can be difficult—you’ll never be 100 percent accurate because many factors can influence the outcome.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinkable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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