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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Data engineering enables a business to prosper by monetizing the myriad of revenues available from its raw data and orchestrating complex data into streamlined, usable formats.
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Mohit Menghnani, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Many of the trees downed by the storm are usable, according to Johnny Evans, owner of Evens Lumber Co. in Manchester, Tennessee.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
The bag tested positive for cocaine but yielded no usable DNA or fingerprints.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
And of the 20% of backups that survive, only 50% will be usable within a realistic time frame.
—William Jones, USA Today, 23 May 2025
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Mohit Menghnani, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Many of the trees downed by the storm are usable, according to Johnny Evans, owner of Evens Lumber Co. in Manchester, Tennessee.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
The bag tested positive for cocaine but yielded no usable DNA or fingerprints.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
And of the 20% of backups that survive, only 50% will be usable within a realistic time frame.
—William Jones, USA Today, 23 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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