How to Use practicable in a Sentence

practicable

adjective

• The idea is interesting but not practicable, I'm afraid.
• Get in front of your professor or boss as soon as practicable to make your ask.
  — Mark Antonio Wright, National Review, 25 Apr. 2021
• Cyclists on the road should remain as far to the right as is practicable.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 26 July 2021
• Airports try to be good neighbors and reduce the noise as much as practicable.
  — John Cox, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2019
• These must be located as close to the site of the current ones as is reasonably practicable.
  — Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
• One of the authors of that paper says that Wordsworth’s idea, even if only practicable over small scales, is worth a shot.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 July 2019
• The inmate can choose to decline the offer and be released as soon as possible or practicable.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
• Both state and federal managers have worked for years to harmonize their disparate rules as much as practicable.
  — Julie Cart, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2019
• The first few nuclear aircraft may not use the delta, but Ohlinger expects that in the long run it will be found to be the most practicable.
  — Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
• Each state board of education district shall be as compact as practicable.
  — cleveland, 14 July 2022
• Forming a new friendship may be more practicable than pursuing a romantic hookup this week.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2017
• It was reinstated as soon as was practicable, according to palace aides.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• All such matters are treated in confidence to the fullest extent practicable.
  — Boris Kachka, The Cut, 5 Feb. 2018
• If the idea of listening to music seems a lot more practicable to you than meditating, these findings are great news.
  — Markham Heid, Time, 26 Apr. 2018
• These can be the design styles that are deemed downright ugly or silly, the ones that are overplayed, and others that aren’t practicable or easy to pull off.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
• He is drawn to fantastical objects rather than to practicable policies.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 13 June 2019
• Others wonder whether a revival of the uptown flagship is practicable.
  — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
• Formal notice has been served today for Andrew to surrender the lease, with the move set to take place as soon as practicable.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
• Park rangers demand all visitors share their itineraries and stay in touch as often as practicable.
  — Joe Minihane, CNN, 14 July 2022
• Trappers need to ply their trade responsibly; check their traps often, and use the most humane methods practicable.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
• McCuskey says a testing regimen is just not practicable and that Becky can still compete, but on a boys team.
  — ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
• The math that explains why a donut is really the same shape as coffee mug but not a waste bin could be the key to making quantum computers practicable.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2023
• This means that comparing all possible routes is not a practicable algorithm.
  — Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022
• The fee will be imposed at Joshua Tree National Park as soon as practicable.
  — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• This was an obvious starting point and yet has not proved useful or practicable information for many people and most countries.
  — WSJ, 29 Sep. 2020
• Those decisions should be made with a commitment to replenishing reserves as soon as practicable.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
• Not for the campers, but employees, to the greatest extent practicable, must wear face coverings when interacting with campers and guests.
  — al, 2 July 2020
• Modern constitutional law states that restrictions on speech should be as narrow as practicable to achieve their purpose.
  — Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Also, riders are to travel in the bike lane or as near to the right side of the travel lane as practicable while obeying all traffic rules, signals, signs and control devices.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022
• Airbnb remains a solid option for cheaper and practicable weekend trips, and Idaho has no shortage of cute cabins, lofts and ranches to stay in.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024