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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As a result, customers gained 5% more usable capacity on FlashArray and 6% more usable capacity on FlashBlade through a nondisruptive software upgrade.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But Raskin nevertheless concluded that a complex computer (by the standards of the day) could never exist in quantity, nor be usable by enough people to matter.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Make your garden usable year-round.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Since then, numerous universities and private companies have attempted to develop a usable version.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But Raskin nevertheless concluded that a complex computer (by the standards of the day) could never exist in quantity, nor be usable by enough people to matter.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Make your garden usable year-round.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Since then, numerous universities and private companies have attempted to develop a usable version.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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