How to Use usable in a Sentence

usable

adjective

• Is any of this junk usable?
• Is the state of the number usable?
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
• Once cleaned and sorted, the usable bricks will be sent back.
  — Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2022
• The soil was bad and usable dirt would have needed to be trucked in.
  — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2019
• Some of that salt, because of the way it is stored, may not be usable.
  — cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
• Make your garden usable year-round.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
• While no one was hurt, the tent was no longer usable, and his bike was broken.
  — Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
• The rings are usable for playing catch after the game.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
• Most of the high school campus is usable, but the gym was destroyed.
  — NBC News, 30 Mar. 2022
• Having too many of the same items or keeping ones that are no longer usable.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
• The slope of a tent’s walls impacts the inside usable space in a big way.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 Sep. 2020
• Freeman said at this point, the machines are no longer usable.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2020
• The speakers tend to die when their battery can no longer hold a usable charge.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
• Dean was complaining that his voice wouldn’t be usable at ten in the evening.
  — Frank Rich, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2021
• With a dry brine, the only draw back is the pan juices can be very salty and may not be usable.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2019
• How long seeds remain usable depends on the type of seed and how well it is stored.
  — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
• Across the island, roads are usable, but many traffic lights are dark.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2018
• Like some competitors, the third-row seats are usable and that’s it.
  — James Raia, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
• But a console is only as good (and usable) as its controller(s).
  — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2021
• The space has got to be warm and welcoming and usable for our members.
  — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
• Keep in Mind The gabled roof limits the amount of usable space.
  — Laura Kristine Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
• The point is to get rid of waste, to transform it into a usable outcome.
  — Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
• It’s meant to be functional and usable.
  — David Moin, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
• Choose a covered patio to make your space more usable in all kinds of weather.
  — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026
• Cool to the touch, this blanket is great year-round and usable for hot, cold, and combo nights.
  — Tiffany Vickers Davis, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2024
• The tank had to be emptied and was no longer usable, Peluso said.
  — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019
• That change alone could make Google News more usable for many people.
  — Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG, 22 June 2022
• Off to the side, a staff area full of books and boxes awaits a makeover into some type of usable space.
  — Amelia Pak-Harvey, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2021
• Dresses and pants for women will have usable pockets or they can’t be sold.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
• The first pass turned some of the garbled text into something more usable.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025