How to Use decent in a Sentence

decent

adjective
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  • You need to do the decent thing and tell her what happened.
  • I don't understand how so decent a person could be involved with this kind of crime.
  • On decent, a pair of drogue chutes are deployed to slow the craft, followed by three main chutes.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
  • It’s taken me years to become a decent caller with a diaphragm.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
  • Book with a carrier who has a decent number of reviews and a high rating.
    — Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • Even a decent midrange is often less efficient than an iffy three-pointer; shots at the rim are more efficient than that.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024
  • The 2,000-square-foot house also has one feature that’s a decent draw: Views.
    — Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
  • Shouldn’t teams try to keep enough decent players — the kind who are unlikely to bring back star prospects in return — for the sake of some dignity?
    — Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Consumers, meanwhile, have signaled a weaker (but still decent) appetite for spending in recent months.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • This muscular model’s solid-feeling front-end makes for sharp turn-in, and the steering progressively builds up a decent amount of weight in the corners.
    — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
  • No decent human being would ever make a joke about that subject, and Gail’s character is clearly not a decent human being.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
  • The keyboard bucks the trend—Lenovo often puts up superior keyboards, and these are comfortable keys with decent feedback while typing.
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Cooper features elite speed, decent coverage skills, and plenty of special teams experience (11 career tackles on both kick and punt coverages).
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Duke had always brought in decent money, going back to his steady and lucrative house-band job at the Cotton Club, together with night after night of bookings at choice venues nationwide.
    — Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
  • That said, the prospects for the season are in decent shape.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Lime Juice: Get fresh limes, and a decent hand juicer ($15).
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2023
  • You’re earned a decent living as a rock singer for decades.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The change will likely signal a decent break from cold, cloudy and wet.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • So a prequel — told from the point of view of the Bene Gesserit order — seems like a decent idea.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • Give Kevon Looney his bag of money too, or at least a decent raise.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • On the bright side, pikeminnow are decent fighters that can reach sizes of 20 inches or more.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • And be sure the grip boasts a decent diameter that feels great in hand.
    — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • Highs will be in the low 70s, with more clouds than sun, but also some decent sunshine.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There should be some decent mosh pit action for this set, too.
    — Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Those of us with the means and a decent grocery can buy fresh fruits and vegetables year-round.
    — Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
  • As always, the most important thing is how the whiskey tastes, and this is a decent bourbon.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Not great screenplays, but decent enough ideas to not have me get evicted.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Though these massive desserts had a decent crumb and texture, the flavors were hit or miss.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The Black players on the football team make up a decent portion of the Black students on campus.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Hell, some of the movies end up being a decent time (and a few are actually good).
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 13 June 2023

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