How to Use acceptable in a Sentence

acceptable

adjective

• She plays an acceptable game of tennis.
• It was an acceptable performance, although not an outstanding one.
• And none of this is acceptable.
  — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2026
• None of this should be acceptable.
  — CBS News, 24 May 2026
• An email with some bullet points that make any sense at all is acceptable!
  — Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
• The key, of course, is to give your cat a place to scratch that both of you find acceptable.
  — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 10 Sep. 2023
• In that case, the scrambling of words might seem to be acceptable.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• But a team to just come in and play harder than us, that’s not acceptable.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2026
• Rice isn’t the only acceptable venue for these crispy cubes—far from it.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
• For male guests, a black or navy-blue suit with a bow tie is also acceptable.
  — Blanche Marcel, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
• Losing in the first round is not acceptable.
  — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
• That should not be acceptable in modern medicine.
  — Samantha Bonsack, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
• Are e-cards less acceptable than paper cards?
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
• Both versions of the star are acceptable.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Jan. 2026
• Many of us neglect to clean our oven mitts on an acceptable schedule.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
• Many of us neglect to clean our oven mitts on an acceptable schedule.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
• This is not acceptable [in my opinion].
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• This is a totally acceptable place for all of the above.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
• These press the limits of acceptable decor.
  — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
• All of that is fine and, to a point, makes for acceptable excuses.
  — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• Not all ukiyo-e would have been so acceptable to the government.
  — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
• God forbid politicians or the press barons tell us what is acceptable.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023
• The law sets a floor for acceptable conduct, not a ceiling.
  — Matt Germer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
• Just 35% said this is acceptable.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
• So, not acceptable and just a poor performance across the board.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• If the Heat finds an acceptable offer in the next few days, the team would take it.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
• Be very clear about what is and isn’t acceptable, and then be prepared to follow through.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
• What are acceptable forms of ID?
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
• What's going on is not acceptable.
  — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
• Absence makes the heart grow acceptable.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025