How to Use allowable in a Sentence

allowable

adjective

• The change would mean an increase in the allowable amount of mold and yeast for one lab and a decrease for the other.
  — Ginny Monk, courant.com, 2 Apr. 2022
• When the bill got back over to the House, Howell had to make a ruling on whether the changes were germane, or allowable.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• In the Atlantic League, the maximum allowable salary is $3,000 a month.
  — Noah Gittell Hiroko Masuike, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• In the first years that the law was in effect, the total allowable increase hovered between 5.7% and 9%.
  — Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
• Once, the asbestos level was more than five times the allowable limit.
  — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2022
• The league gave them six primetime games, the maximum allowable, whereas the Rams got two.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
• The $4,000 contempt fine was the maximum allowable by law.
  — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
• The measure failed to pass the board due to a disagreement over what number should be set for the allowable amount of PFAS in groundwater.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2022
• The season opened and the total allowable harvest went from 45 million pounds to 5.5 million pounds.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022
• That was what showed a near-complete stock collapse and a nearly 90% cut in the total allowable catch for last season.
  — Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2022
• Miller said there are allowable quantities for certain things that can be put in those rooms.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024
• Adding many more drivers to the Uber platform would push that time below allowable limits.
  — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2023
• Each gave the maximum allowable amount of $2,900 per election.
  — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2022
• Changes to the allowable levels of mold and yeast in medical products left patients worried about the safety of the products late last year.
  — Ginny Monk, courant.com, 10 Mar. 2022
• The rules will also further reduce the allowable amounts of sodium, and emphasize whole grains.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
• Under the settlement, the only allowable use is for the Bonanza plant.
  — Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
• Every platform has rules on what kind of content is allowable.
  — Scott Nover, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2022
• The program has an allowable list of these substances, as well as specific amounts and circumstances where they can be used.
  — Starre Vartan, Treehugger, 24 Jan. 2023
• Be sure to stay well below the maximum allowable tire pressure.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022
• That left 30 of the Super Heavy first stage's 33 engines in good condition, which is the minimum allowable number for liftoff.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
• The allowable rent increase would be capped at 2 percent a year and must be removed from the rent 30 years after the increase became effective.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
• Wright now pays just over $2,400 in rent at the Hudson after receiving the allowable annual increase in the program.
  — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• For the most significant crime he was accused of, the minimum allowable sentence if prison time was imposed was one to three years.
  — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
• Some states offer a little wiggle room in terms of allowable THC and cannabinoid content variance on the label.
  — Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• The allowable concentrations would be comparable to a few grains of salt in an Olympic-size swimming pool.
  — Joe Charbonnet, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2023
• Six to eight hours after applying a cream, Conte said the testosterone levels could be down to an allowable level.
  — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022
• After some back-and-forth, the Planning Department said the plan was allowable because there was no record of any tenants ever living there.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2022
• Previously, the entire fishery had a total allowable catch that had to be caught within a certain amount of time.
  — Maggie Nelson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
• Grants Pass Downs officials argued that because they are based on historic horse races, the machines were allowable.
  — oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2022
• Event contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.
  — Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024