Examples of readable in a Sentence
Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
In an eminently readable account, the authors argue for a wholly new approach consisting of genuinely universal, free, basic care overlaid with the option to buy fancier supplemental care: to provide, in short, adequate treatment for all if not complete equality.
—Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
All this information gathered up by the alert navigator and subtly interpreted made the ocean a friendly and readable book.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
Timex Women’s 25mm Easy Reader Made with a gold-tone 25mm brass case with mineral glass crystal, Timex Women’s Easy Reader — which is on sale for $31, or 15 percent off its list price — lives up to its name with its very readable watch face with the date displayed in window instead of 3 o’clock.
—Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2023
Houseman’s book itself, published by Princeton University Press, is a superb example of a scholarly biography, highly readable, with a helpful chronology at the front and more than a hundred pages of notes and bibliography at the back.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
The news that a first Greek word has been recovered and that entire scrolls are potentially readable could have profound implications for classical scholarship.
—Nicholas Wade, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
But a demo of the adventure game Red Matter 2 showed the visual difference with a toggle between the Quest 3 and Quest 2 detail level — including text that was only readable on the Quest 3 and props that went from blocky mobile game graphics to relatively detailed models.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
Hence, besides the readable yellow dial and the clear-cut look, any other feature that distracts you from underwater activities and needs is eliminated.
—Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 1 June 2023
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15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/readable. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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