: one that is reliable
Examples of reliable in a Sentence
Adjective
He's not very reliable. You can't always count on him to do what he says he'll do.
We can't write a report without reliable data.
We need more reliable information before we can take action.
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Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
The New Moon organizes your 6th House of Work and Wellness, inviting disciplined routines that support reliable output and kinder care for your body.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2026
With 50 seconds remaining in the Warriors’ play-in game against the host Clippers at Intuit Dome, Golden State’s two aging Hall of Famers went back to old reliable.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
These power banks make sure to maintain that connection, even when there's no safe and reliable power outlet.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
The New Moon organizes your 6th House of Work and Wellness, inviting disciplined routines that support reliable output and kinder care for your body.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Noun
Then there are the old reliables that haven’t necessarily been nominated in recent years but are always in the conversation such as Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Real Time with Bill Maher and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
—Peter White, Deadline, 11 June 2026
With 50 seconds remaining in the Warriors’ play-in game against the host Clippers at Intuit Dome, Golden State’s two aging Hall of Famers went back to old reliable.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Reliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reliable. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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reliable
adjective
re·li·able
ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl 
: giving the same result on successive trials
a reliable psychological test
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