coherent
adjective
co·her·ent
kō-ˈhir-ənt 
-ˈher-
1
a
: logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : consistent
coherent style
a coherent argument
b
: having clarity or intelligibility : understandable
a coherent person
a coherent passage
2
: having the quality of holding together or cohering
3
a
: relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase
coherent light
b
: producing coherent light
a coherent source
coherently
adverb
Examples of coherent in a Sentence
… the diaries and the novels demonstrate how a novelist tweaks and grooms reality into something more structured and coherent than life as it is lived.
—
Penelope Lively, Atlantic, February 2001
He is without a political agenda as he is without a coherent moral sensibility.
—Joyce Carol Oates, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 1990
At times, without my insisting on it, my writings become coherent; the successive elements that occur to me are clearly related.
—William Stafford, Writing the Australian Crawl, 1978
This time the song was old, a pattern of rhythmic monosyllables which had lost coherent meaning somewhere in time.
—Tony Hillerman, The Blessing Way, 1970
He proposed the most coherent plan to improve the schools.
They are able to function as a coherent group.
Penelope Lively, Atlantic, February 2001
He is without a political agenda as he is without a coherent moral sensibility.
—Joyce Carol Oates, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 1990
At times, without my insisting on it, my writings become coherent; the successive elements that occur to me are clearly related.
—William Stafford, Writing the Australian Crawl, 1978
This time the song was old, a pattern of rhythmic monosyllables which had lost coherent meaning somewhere in time.
—Tony Hillerman, The Blessing Way, 1970
He proposed the most coherent plan to improve the schools.
They are able to function as a coherent group.
Recent Examples on the Web
They are supposed to be taught how to think critically for themselves, how to be able to formulate a coherent and persuasive argument, and how to engage in meaningful conversations with individuals of differing viewpoints to sharpen their developing minds.
—Ron Morganstern, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Congressional Democrats are still struggling to craft a consistent and coherent strategy against him.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Concentrate on good subjects and good basic camera performance, and telling a coherent story.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 5 June 2025
The challenge for the first five editions is perhaps to be coherent with the size of our event, the type of projects and professionals invited.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 3 June 2025
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Ron Morganstern, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
Congressional Democrats are still struggling to craft a consistent and coherent strategy against him.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Concentrate on good subjects and good basic camera performance, and telling a coherent story.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 5 June 2025
The challenge for the first five editions is perhaps to be coherent with the size of our event, the type of projects and professionals invited.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for coherent
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coherent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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