How to Use decent in a Sentence

decent

adjective

• You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.
• I've got to get some decent clothes.
• Are there any decent schools in that area?
• He is a decent guy who would help anyone in need.
• I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.
• That said, the prospects for the season are in decent shape.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
• In the end, Tiger heads to his final hole of the round in decent shape.
  — USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022
• Show had some decent years as a starter in a 10-year run with the Padres.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• Lime Juice: Get fresh limes, and a decent hand juicer ($15).
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2023
• But your sons and daughters have a decent shot to see the day.
  — Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
• For the most part, this unit is a decent starting point.
  — Ed Oswald, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2022
• There was a decent amount of shakeup in the top-five this week from there, though.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 21 Nov. 2022
• Well, that is an affront to all that’s good and decent.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
• And even after the outings that are just decent, the Phillies can see it.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 3 May 2025
• You’re earned a decent living as a rock singer for decades.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• To be clear, longer-term measures of breadth are still in decent shape.
  — David Keller, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
• Steel is more durable than plastic and can hold a decent amount of weight.
  — Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2021
• There is a decent chance of a draw in the youth hunt for caribou in Unit 13, with a 6% success rate.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
• The change will likely signal a decent break from cold, cloudy and wet.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
• So a prequel — told from the point of view of the Bene Gesserit order — seems like a decent idea.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
• The Zips got off to a decent start in the first half, taking a 34-29 into halftime.
  — Aidan Booker, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
• Monday's win over the Cubs was the first decent payout of the year at even money.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2023
• Across the street was a little hill, and there are plenty of decent spots around town.
  — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
• Give Kevon Looney his bag of money too, or at least a decent raise.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
• Leaving your tech plugged in all the time can cost you a decent amount of money.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
• Our defense has done a decent job of getting the ball back.
  — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2021
• And if good, decent people like you and me don't stand up for what is right, then who will?
  — Maria Ahlström-Bondestam, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
• It’s not one of the nation’s best, but it’s decent by SEC standards.
  — Christopher Smith, al, 11 Oct. 2021
• But considering how little production the Royals got out of the right-field spot in the first two months of the season, 10 home runs is a decent number.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
• The ones that are exchange-traded have decent trading volume, so you don’t get badly nicked when entering or exiting.
  — William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025