How to Use usability in a Sentence
usability
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There is too much tech and not enough usability.
—Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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The litmus tests of usability are the lights and windshield wipers.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2017
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These touchscreen gloves have the best balance of warmth and usability.
—Simon Hill, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021
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This provides you with plenty of usability around the kitchen.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 1 July 2021
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The project is still not available to most users and seems to have limited usability.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 23 June 2023
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The usability of these headphones was one of the qualities that set it apart from the others.
—Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, 2 Sep. 2020
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Check for leaks each year and make sure that the pressure gauge is within a normal range—this is the best sign of its usability.
—Country Living Staff, Country Living, 1 Nov. 2019
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Of course, there are those with the expertise to inspect a flood car and judge its level of usability.
—Norman Mayersohn, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2017
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Any increase here feels like a win for usability, even if the company is starting small.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
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This was the idea, to make the super-sports car feeling combined with a little bit more usability.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 Aug. 2023
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His items are made like love letters to the wearer, with aesthetics at their best and usability made to the max.
—Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
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The real highlights are its usability and speed.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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In this latest update, both the sound and usability of the speakers have been boosted.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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And the screens will have a better aspect ratio that should improve the usability of the cover screen.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Aug. 2022
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For the price, the performance and usability are honestly hard to beat.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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As far as the length of the handle, this should be driven by the person’s height to prevent back strain and increase usability.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
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Seal paint cans tightly, avoid sunlight and moisture, and label them to track their age and extend their usability.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
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But we were quickly charmed by the usability of the Wide Mouth Straw Lid.
—Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 17 Nov. 2020
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For usability, our test models had memory and storage upgrades from the base specs.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
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What clumping can affect is the usability and overall potency of your spices.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
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If natural language becomes the front end for more workflows, the real moat is no longer just usability.
—Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Since this is a beta — and a beta that’s just getting started — there will likely to be bugs and usability issues.
—Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 9 May 2018
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Begin with pilot programs, working with tools that have matured to the level of plug-and-play usability.
—Art Malkov, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Our consumer testers weren't big fans, giving the system average scores across the board for design and usability as well.
—The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2012
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This year, celebrities continued to embrace the micro purse–albeit, with a step up in terms of usability.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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But some have applauded its design and usability.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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The dams on the Fox River play a vital role in maintaining its health and usability.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, Ratwani points out that because of poor usability, data often end up in the wrong spot.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2020
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Samsung has certainly expanded the usability of the front display, but has yet to give it full access to all the phone’s apps.
—PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
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The Edge design is a genius move from a usability point of view in cases that require the vertical mount.
—PCMAG, 15 June 2024
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