How to Use drivable in a Sentence

drivable

adjective
Definition of drivablenext
  • With the Old Course playing hard and fast all week, many of the par 4s have been drivable.
    — Chris Lehourites, ajc, 17 July 2022
  • Across the state, highways were iced over and not drivable.
    — David Montgomery , Rick Rojas, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Meronk hit his 3-wood to just in front of the green on the drivable par-4 16th to set up a birdie that gave him a one-stroke lead.
    — Andrew Dampf, ajc, 7 May 2023
  • The ground would need 12-24 hours after the last rain to become drivable, we were told.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2023
  • If the area that’s holding elk has drivable roads, fill up the tank and start driving.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The drivable 18th ranks as the easiest par 4 on The Open rota.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • The drivable par-4, 350-yard closer has been a pushover this week, even with the Valley of Sin guarding the green.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 16 July 2022
  • On a map, Crane Creek Road, where I was bitten, looks drivable.
    — Kyle Dickman, Outside Online, 20 June 2018
  • The only drivable route near Camp River Glen now is a one-lane dirt back road.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • One of the cars was drivable with no injuries and left the scene after police’s approval.
    — cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The last chance for McIlroy to force a playoff was to make an eagle on 18, which Young had just proven was drivable.
    — New York Times, 17 July 2022
  • Some familiar roads, like the 101, have been flooded and are not drivable.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Someone that does tinkering might be able to alter the car and yet the car is still fully drivable.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Plus, the Big Ten schedule is also drivable from his hometown.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2021
  • From November through April, roads are drivable and downpours don't last all day.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • Baslall, the driver, had accidentally struck the curb and damaged the Jeep, which was not drivable, said the release.
    — Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Roads should remain drivable, but bridges and ramps could become icy, the Weather Service said.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Maria was seven months pregnant with our first child and will never forget both of us walking to the store because none of the roads were drivable.
    — Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
  • While there are a number of ferries that travel back and forth, there has never been a drivable route from the island to the Italian mainland.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 8 May 2023
  • The officer was out of the car during the accident and was not injured, but the other person’s car was not drivable after the crash.
    — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
  • But the track was drivable, and competitors can read it and weep: Kyle Busch ended a mini slump, winning going away.
    — Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Of the park and preserve’s more than 6-million-acre expanse, which contains the continent’s tallest peak, only 92 miles are drivable via the Denali Park Road.
    — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • More important for anyone patiently waiting for the game to hit the major consoles next month, the 911 is fully drivable in-game.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Truly no one hole resembles the other, and rare boomerang greens on the drivable par-4 sixth and par-3 14th offer a glimpse back in time and demand thoughtful strategy.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022
  • There’s an awful lot to choose from out there, but basically, RVs break down into two main camps (no pun intended): towable and drivable.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 14 July 2020
  • Many camps took advantage of the dry lull to dismantle nonessential structures — living room tents, dance spaces and bars — and prepare for a faster exit when the playa road became drivable.
    — Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Many camps took advantage of the dry lull to dismantle nonessential structures — living room tents, dance spaces, and bars — and prepare for a faster exit when the playa road became drivable.
    — Anna Betts, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Central Terrace in Melrose, once a drivable alley, is now a space for seating and public programming.
    — Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Here are a handful of solid, drivable, interesting cars that, more rather than less, qualify as muscle cars.
    — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Its mystique was amplified by its limited access: Lindisfarne is joined to the mainland by a drivable causeway that floods at high tide.
    — Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021

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