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 the updates are released, the system will gradually become usable on more routes across China.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Think slick PowerPoints, official-looking reports with polysyllabic bits of jargon, lines of computer code that look like, well, usable code.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The above clip encapsulates how much work went into getting just a few usable seconds of footage.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
What might be more impressive though, is just how many usable features the brand's been able to fit into this bike that comes in at a price comparable to entry-level 400cc enthusiast machines which offer a lot less for the money.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Think slick PowerPoints, official-looking reports with polysyllabic bits of jargon, lines of computer code that look like, well, usable code.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The above clip encapsulates how much work went into getting just a few usable seconds of footage.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
What might be more impressive though, is just how many usable features the brand's been able to fit into this bike that comes in at a price comparable to entry-level 400cc enthusiast machines which offer a lot less for the money.
—New Atlas, 23 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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