usable
adjective
us·able
ˈyü-zə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly useable
1
: capable of being used
2
: convenient and practicable for use
Examples of usable in a Sentence
Is any of this junk usable?
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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These cells will convert the kinetic energy of alpha particles into usable electricity, powering a laptop-class device.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Rotating the Orion capsule to expose the line to the Sun and using vent heaters to melt away the ice once again made the commode usable.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Rigetti was not yet close to being able to sell a usable quantum computer.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
As with Colt 150 years earlier, Glock took existing designs and refined them into a usable product.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Rotating the Orion capsule to expose the line to the Sun and using vent heaters to melt away the ice once again made the commode usable.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Rigetti was not yet close to being able to sell a usable quantum computer.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
As with Colt 150 years earlier, Glock took existing designs and refined them into a usable product.
—Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for usable
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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