as in personable
in good enough condition to be seen by someone
I have to make myself presentable before our guests arrive. a presentable appearance
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Recent Examples of presentable
Still presentable enough for my hotel tour?
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Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
The groups, whose numbers have swelled in recent years, now form an essential backstop for city officials' efforts to try to keep this city of more than 8 million residents clean and presentable.
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Tim Craig The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
Sooner or later, those fans and hands fell away, and the statues remained, growing less and less presentable.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Its purpose is to make the city look more presentable for the upcoming draft, and once the draft is gone, the art will stick around.
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Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for presentable
Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
The groups, whose numbers have swelled in recent years, now form an essential backstop for city officials' efforts to try to keep this city of more than 8 million residents clean and presentable.
—
Tim Craig The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
Sooner or later, those fans and hands fell away, and the statues remained, growing less and less presentable.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Its purpose is to make the city look more presentable for the upcoming draft, and once the draft is gone, the art will stick around.
—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for presentable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentable
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The service The resort prides itself on knowledge and personable staff and experts.
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Graham described Harrington as personable, sharp and candid, which are traits Graham believes will serve him well helming the 14th-largest city in America.
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Despite the minimalism and lack of physical controls, the EX30 interior isn’t a bad place to be—Volvo’s interior designers tend to understand the assignment well, and the textures and materials are pleasant to the touch.
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This was a pleasant surprise given the significant worldwide controversy surrounding Huawei’s dominance in constructing 4G infrastructure.
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Find a quiet gate, buy a decent coffee, use your noise-canceling headphones.
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Rear-seat passengers get decent legroom and the cargo area is practical enough for road trips, shopping runs or airport duty.
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Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden.
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All in all, launching the book has been an exhausting and lovely gift of an experience.
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According to Alessandro Usielli, head of Ford global brand entertainment, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Ford have all worked with the Bond franchise to introduce new models by providing cars for the superspy, his coterie of comely conquests and his villainous adversaries.
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But there is one recent, telltale post full of pics of the comely couple.
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Despite hot, humid conditions, a respectable crowd has already gathered, with organizers expecting attendance to grow as temperatures ease later this evening.
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But the Celtics’ latest deal for George makes the Clippers original deal for George a lot more respectable.
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The next best thing to intravenous intervention when dehydrated is Liquid IV.
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Our best guess is that there might be a little bit of recognition for the youngest generations, too, watching all those clips — as in, Holy cow, Austin Powers was real!
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The prettiest man in football landed a nasty elbow to Ireland’s Dara O’ Shea and was justifiably handed a red card.
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These pretty vine decals can liven up the look of tiles or a shower door.
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“Presentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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