How to Use portable in a Sentence

portable

1 of 2 adjective
  • Portable devices such as MP3 players are becoming increasingly popular.
  • In our test of the best portable power stations, the EcoFlow Delta 2 came out as top dog.
    Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And as in Oakland, the thieves seemed to target the most high-value, portable plants.
    Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The outside of the bag has a laptop sleeve and a small pocket to store a portable charger.
    Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Over on the back of the laptop is a camera that shoots outward—not a common sight on a portable PC.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Plus, this design makes the tub portable and easy to set up, says Paulson.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The portable espresso maker is great for your kitchen counter but small enough to keep at the office as well.
    Tim Chan, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Cell phone and hiking app: Keep the phone on airplane mode to save the battery, and bring a portable charger.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Cool your space for less with these portable ACs under $400.
    Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 26 July 2023
  • Go all out with a spankin' new skin-care device like the portable NuFace Mini+ or stock up on the beloved Cosrx snail mucin essence.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The tag is just a portable way to tether the profile to the actual animal.
    Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The next-gen machine is just a concept at this stage but points to the future of portable computers.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This portable one from Theragun is the perfect size to pack in your bag and boasts a five-hour battery life.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2023
  • On Best Buy Movie dates can now happen at home with this portable projector and a white sheet or wall.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
  • In some cases workers at the morgue had to do their work on portable tables placed outside.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • This lightweight portable propane heater will work for the campsite, garage, or small cabin.
    Andrew Waite, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In contrast, slant-leg canopies are more spacious and portable.
    Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Ready to embrace the freedom and convenience of portable neck fans?
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023
  • Besides the new county mobile health teams, the city of San Diego has plans to install 13 portable restrooms.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
  • The most striking feature of the Predator Triton 16 is its sleek and portable design.
    PCMAG, 1 June 2023
  • The Tushy Travel Bidet is a discreet and portable squeeze-to-squirt bidet that clips onto or into your travel bag.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Upon initial investigation, a portable propane heater inside the blind seemed to be the source of the fire.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The portable microphones encased in soft-foam cubes often are a hit.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • The durable fabric and rubber housing keep the portable speaker safe from drops anywhere.
    Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Looking for a tent or portable coffee maker to take on your camping trip?
    Sara Tane, goodhousekeeping.com, 16 May 2023
  • The school did not have flood insurance then and paid $1.5 million to rebuilt its fifth grade wing and library, which were in portable buildings.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The good news is grabbing yourself a portable camping grill (not to be confused with camping stoves) has never been more fun and easy.
    John Thompson, menshealth.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • For Prime Day, the online retailer has slashed prices on dozens of quality, portable speakers that are sure to sell out fast.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Camps of large white tents, portable toilets and wash stations have been set up nearby so patrols can rest on their 72-hour rotations through the desert.
    David Culver, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Residents have portable toilets, showers, laundry and trash pickup.
    Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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portable

2 of 2 noun
  • It’s an upscale portable oven that’s about a fourth the size of a standard wall oven.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • There are water stains on the ceilings in several of the portables.
    Caitlin R. McGlade, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Each day of the week has its own portable, pocket-size case that can be removed from the box and carried on its own for day trips or hikes.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The blow molded plastic case holds all the sockets securely, and the handle makes the whole set portable.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But in the reveal of the new product there was a lot of detail, and one of these referred to the company’s previous portable, the Sonos Move.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the bathrooms are permanent fixtures, while others are portables with two toilets that are trucked in and out.
    Janie Har, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2019
  • During this time, students will likely use portables — Holmes High School at the moment has 14 for this very reason.
    Silvia Foster-Frau, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Pale yellow portables ring a courtyard with benches and tables, shade tents and potted trees.
    Ellen Garrison, sacbee, 18 Mar. 2017
  • Officials scrambled to bring in trailers to house the overflow of students, and up to 130 portables were spread throughout the county’s four-dozen school buildings.
    al, 15 Feb. 2023
  • And a device that portable is easy to lose, giving ne’er-do-wells free reign over your information.
    Whitson Gordon, Wired, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Some of those structures will be swapped out for new portables, while others will replaced by permanent classrooms.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2019
  • The Butterfly iQ is at least the fourth portable, handheld ultrasound device on the market.
    Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • The student-athletes have had to watch film and attend classes in crowded classrooms and portables stuffed to capacity.
    Joshua Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2019
  • If so, look for one that's small and extra portable, and also consider one that can run on batteries or be plugged into a USB port.
    Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Lenovo also has a Thunderbolt 3 monitor with matching styling to go with the portables.
    Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2018
  • L’interdiction générale des téléphones portables dans les écoles et les collèges a été définitivement adoptée par l’Assemblée nationale aujourd’hui.
    Makena Kelly, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2018
  • Not only are goods like beef jerky and wild salmon portable and packed in recyclable containers, the brand exists to find solutions to climate change through food.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Central School - $6 million new cafeteria, new classrooms and removal of all portables.
    Al.com Staff, al, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Hydro Flask had a sale on its tumblers in October, and our readers jumped at the chance to grow their collection of portable, insulated cups.
    Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2019
  • There are 1,608 portables and modular units in the school district, said David Dolan, deputy facilities management chief.
    Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Apple touts its new notebooks as delivering the power of high-powered PC desktops in a portable.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021
  • These bag-like portables come in different sizes, but a small one, usually embedded with steel mesh that can’t be slashed open, should protect cash and, perhaps, small electronics.
    Catharine Hamm, latimes.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Its canned Le Spritz pack makes a lightly bubbly, pleasantly bitter Ghia-and-soda portable, with a gentle sweetness from riesling grapes and yuzu juice.
    Allison Robicelli, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
  • What's more, making such a laser portable is much harder—even impossible—considering the limits of modern battery tech and the size of the weapon according to the report.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2018
  • The school has added two outdoor portables to accommodate more children on their property off N Street and 12th Avenue, said principal Ahrens.
    Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2018
  • But for a device primarily meant to be played as a portable, this is a noticeable misstep that becomes glaring in games with dark scenes, like horror or stealth action games.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The school system is now in the market for used portable classrooms after officials learned there is a backlog of orders for new portables until November.
    Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 4 June 2018
  • According to the Sheriff’s Office, a teacher at the neighboring elementary school saw a person with a Nike backpack with what appeared to be a handgun near the middle school portables.
    Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Meanwhile, its Alienware portables can take your gaming to the next level with crisp screens, powerful GPUs, cutting-edge cooling technology, and more.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This will include replacement bleachers for the baseball field, a solar project, replacing ag portables, and HVAC improvements.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023

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