presentable

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Recent Examples of presentable At international level, the service is not always so presentable, and at times, Pajor might be feeding off scraps. Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025 The Jolly Rancher family probably considers this flavor an unkempt cousin who’s always late and one missed shower away from looking presentable at the function. Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025 The firm is established as a go-to for legendary gentlemen in real life and on the big screen, from Winston Churchill’s Siren Suit, which enabled the prime minister to get presentable in a hurry during WWII air raids, to Robert Redford’s plethora of pastel shirting in The Great Gatsby. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 11 June 2025 This look is even more minimalist (and replicable), something easy but still presentable enough for the paparazzi. Isabel Serra, Glamour, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for presentable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentable
Adjective
  • Our opinion contributors and columnists discuss everything that Hoosiers are talking about right now with a more nuanced and personable voice.
    Kurtcia Collazo, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In his breakthrough role, Redford played the brusque and dangerous Sundance opposite Paul Newman's personable Butch in the box-office smash, the iconic buddy Western about two outlaws on the run after a series of train robberies.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Has a creamy taste that most people find pleasant.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Sep. 2025
  • While the flavor of this bread did not overwhelm our editors, many commented on the pleasant texture, making this store brand from ALDI a great option as the base for a sandwich or recipe.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Artists and songwriters could earn a decent living with an album that sold even modestly.
    Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fallah was productive on a decent Oregon State team, and Coleman was the leading scorer on a last-place Big East team.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Melvin is a lovely, lovely bloke.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The movie’s loveliest section is when Abslam starts to see her with new eyes, admiring her resourcefulness as a gentle romance blooms.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Coach builder Zagato didn’t just rebody an Alpine A110 to create this comely and current longtail.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The translator need only find the right verbal stones and install them in comely sentences, in cadences that mirror the author’s own, and Mishima’s voice will emerge.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The series boasted respectable special effects, cool early CGI spaceship design, and old-fashioned space escapades.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When Sotheby’s rolled out a selection of Grateful Dead memorabilia in October 2021, a mango yellow T-shirt made in 1967 and featuring the band’s logo was expected to rake in a respectable $6,000 to $8,000.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So, pretty people and sunshine are a superficial symptom of something much deeper.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Many in the industry are also concerned another lockout looms about a year from now, and the lead-up hasn’t been pretty.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But in one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt so far, Zubimendi quickly went about making a difference.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Presentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentable. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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