usable
adjective
us·able
ˈyü-zə-bəl 
variants
or less commonly useable
1
: capable of being used
2
: convenient and practicable for use
Examples of usable in a Sentence
Is any of this junk usable?
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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Denver also finally brought in a usable backup center, trading wasted 2024 signing Dario Saric to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for the far more reliable Jonas Valanciunas.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Trusted and usable data requires governance.
—Ed MacOsky, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Until now, only a fraction of carbon materials’ surface area was usable, limiting efficiency and energy density.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Then, presumably before 2030, Axiom will detach that module from the ISS and continue building it out, with a goal of reaching twice the usable volume of the current station.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Trusted and usable data requires governance.
—Ed MacOsky, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Until now, only a fraction of carbon materials’ surface area was usable, limiting efficiency and energy density.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Then, presumably before 2030, Axiom will detach that module from the ISS and continue building it out, with a goal of reaching twice the usable volume of the current station.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usable
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usable. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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