salvable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvable
Adjective
  • How much of the damage is reparable is not yet clear.
    Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
  • Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.
    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Considering how fraught things turned through the spring, some will wonder what’s rectifiable.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve.
    Kat de Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Over these last weeks, however, I have been nudged into a repentant apology by his profound take on our political crisis and a sincere and accurate Christian analysis of the problems and deliberate practical steps the individual Christian citizen can take during this holy season.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Moore gives one of her quietest performances as repentant cowboy Kiefer’s former lover, Mary Alice.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • When in the presence of God, one is meant to assume a penitent air.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
  • But in the intervening months, Mr. Santos has struggled to maintain that penitent posture.
    Grace Ashford, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Salvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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