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 barn also has a loft area that increases the usable space and this building’s utility.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Hobbs told The Enquirer in December that Synergistic would handle the school's rebrand package, including all the graphic designs for uniforms, banners, the school's letterheads and multiple versions of usable graphics, and Musketeer logos that Cheatham Middle School could use.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Passed by California voters in 2018, Proposition 12 prohibits pork sold in the state if the breeding pig had less than 24 square feet of usable floor space.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 June 2025
The deck is 7 inches wide by about 25 inches long, but the usable deck length is about 19 inches.
—New Atlas, 28 June 2025
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
Hobbs told The Enquirer in December that Synergistic would handle the school's rebrand package, including all the graphic designs for uniforms, banners, the school's letterheads and multiple versions of usable graphics, and Musketeer logos that Cheatham Middle School could use.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Passed by California voters in 2018, Proposition 12 prohibits pork sold in the state if the breeding pig had less than 24 square feet of usable floor space.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 30 June 2025
The deck is 7 inches wide by about 25 inches long, but the usable deck length is about 19 inches.
—New Atlas, 28 June 2025
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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