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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The TrailSeekers come with high-quality BaK-4 glass and multi-coated optics, as well as waterproofing and nitrogen purging, making these binoculars usable in all manner of weather conditions.
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Rich Owen, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
If there’s a way to get Drayton Park and Holloway Road usable after the game, that would be fantastic.
—Handbrake Off, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The system mimics how the human body generates energy from food, using enzymes and natural molecules to convert glucose into usable power.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
That is until widespread use of CGMs by people with type 1 diabetes in the mid-2000s and the subsequent integration with insulin pumps created the first realistic hope that endeavors by Kovatchev, Mazlish, and other biomedical technorati could result in a usable device.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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Rich Owen, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
If there’s a way to get Drayton Park and Holloway Road usable after the game, that would be fantastic.
—Handbrake Off, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The system mimics how the human body generates energy from food, using enzymes and natural molecules to convert glucose into usable power.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
That is until widespread use of CGMs by people with type 1 diabetes in the mid-2000s and the subsequent integration with insulin pumps created the first realistic hope that endeavors by Kovatchev, Mazlish, and other biomedical technorati could result in a usable device.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
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 21 Oct. 2025.
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