How to Use operable in a Sentence

operable

adjective

• The radio is operable without the car running.
• When the operable walls are open, the house is full of sunlight.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2018
• Its tiny window opens and closes shut like an operable window in a speakeasy.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2025
• The train sustained damage on the front of the engine, but was operable.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• Also Thursday, the operable wall in left field will be closed.
  — Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
• To expel hot air, use operable windows, rooftop vents or exhaust fans.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Jan. 2019
• Some of the better details here are a pair of operable barge boards on either side and chunky sidepods.
  — Sal Vaglica, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2023
• Double-hung windows feature two operable sashes, both of which can move up and down.
  — Maria Masters, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2022
• But the best value for the money, bar none, comes from the two new operable skylights that replaced our five leaky ones.
  — Gernot Wagner, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2021
• Operable windows can be opened to provide outdoor air on days when the weather is not too humid or cold.
  — Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2017
• Smith had made a trip to Tennessee, too, where phone service was still operable.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
• God will always be the sole source of each one’s invariable, operable, ceaseless good.
  — Jan Keeler Vincent, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2025
• That provided us with a fan, heat pump and cooling, operable with a remote control.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
• For a time, Western Union was not operable and sending money back is hard.
  — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Oct. 2021
• Safety plays a big, big role in making sure the fireworks industry stays operable.
  — David Thackham, charlotteobserver, 30 June 2017
• The firm also installed kinetic/operable louvers that slide along the home on the lake side and rotate.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• The department asked that the weapons be operable and unloaded.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2022
• The livestreams are only operable during business hours.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 June 2026
• Barshick said part of the plant is still operable and would continue producing coke, which is used in the steel-producing process.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
• ATMs at banks should remain operable.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• ATMs at banks should remain operable.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Dec. 2025
• Youths in custody have access to drinking fountains and operable sinks in their rooms, Waters said.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
• Lawrence-Daley’s statement says that at the time of the assault, hotel cameras were not operable.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019
• The operable skylights release heat and help circulate the cool, fresh air coming in through the lower windows and doors.
  — Sunset Magazine, 7 July 2022
• This vaccine also is only for patients whose tumors are operable.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
• This vaccine also is only for patients whose tumors are operable.
  — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
• While the games are only operable while the car is in park, that hasn’t stopped driving safety advocates from raising concerns.
  — Kevin Williams, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
• Once at the compound, the helicopters came under fire but remained operable, Caine said.
  — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
• Once at the compound, the helicopters came under fire but remained operable, Caine said.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
• Evans’ lawyers countered there was no evidence the gun in the Halloween photo was used in the shootings or even was an operable firearm.
  — oregonlive, 17 June 2021