How to Use predictable in a Sentence

predictable

adjective
  • Some routes might feel more predictable.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • What comes next is predictable.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The routes are more predictable.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
  • This helps keep things calm and predictable.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For decades, the rhythm was predictable.
    Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This means his setlists aren’t predictable.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • Their build-up play was far too slow and predictable.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • But even those were predictable.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This, of course, was predictable.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • This would seem to be the most predictable thing in the world, right?
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Pensions are predictable costs the city can plan for.
    Nicole Crosby, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The play-offs are never dull and rarely predictable.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • As predictable as ants at a picnic.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Now, fashion is very parochial and very predictable.
    James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The backlash has been swift and predictable.
    Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This farce was predictable but not inevitable.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The problem cuts along predictable fault lines.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 May 2026
  • Best actress, though, has proven to be less predictable.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Now, that process looks less linear and predictable.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • When those pieces are aligned, growth becomes more predictable.
    Jeff Winters, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • But the system is not predictable.
    Yaelis Pena, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That this would happen was predictable.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Land’s reply took a predictable form.
    James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes, this stuff is so predictable.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The harm is predictable — and preventable.
    Darlene Mealy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t ever let it be said that Flea is predictable.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The future is no longer predictable in terms of what to expect next.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 June 2023
  • Profit is strong and predictable.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • That model works when work is predictable and roles are stable.
    Amy Eliza Wong, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The court said the goal is to make the system simpler and more predictable.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025

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