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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This breakthrough demonstrates how quantum systems that resist thermalization can be harnessed to convert waste heat into usable power.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
And no usable evidence was found at Skull's Rainbow Room.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
For landowners, that can mean safer properties, more usable space, and long-term gains in soil and vegetation health.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Yet the automaker’s 33-year-old founder, Mate Rimac, intended his masterpiece to be a highly usable, no-fuss grand tourer.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
And no usable evidence was found at Skull's Rainbow Room.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
For landowners, that can mean safer properties, more usable space, and long-term gains in soil and vegetation health.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Yet the automaker’s 33-year-old founder, Mate Rimac, intended his masterpiece to be a highly usable, no-fuss grand tourer.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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