How to Use readable in a Sentence

readable

adjective
Definition of readablenext
Synonyms for readablenext
  • The travel guide is very readable.
  • The shapes were all well-formed, and the text readable to the smallest size.
    — PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The first readable draft [from Ian Stokell and me] was bad.
    — Lesley Paterson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Plotkin didn’t have a readable pulse at the time, Ryan confirmed.
    — Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022
  • After all, that is the only place where the content of the chats is readable.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 11 May 2022
  • The temporary tag in the window was torn and not readable.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 4 May 2022
  • The short answer is that Logevall’s book is smart and very readable.
    — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • People receiving the messages had to use the same lists as the senders for the messages to be readable.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2020
  • And snippets are readable from nearby rooftops, a height of around 130 feet.
    — Rob Copeland, WSJ, 26 June 2020
  • And patients must stay still in the machine for about 1 hour to ensure a clear, readable scan.
    — Rebekah Tuchscherer, Science | AAAS, 18 Sep. 2020
  • This is a handy, brief, readable guide to selecting a college worth the cost.
    — Robert Verbruggen, National Review, 22 May 2021
  • And yet the argument is made with force and gives this book the shape of a (irresistibly readable) tragedy.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023
  • But that was just too many words for a simple, readable design.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The answer to that question lies in this highly readable book.
    — Michael B. Arthur, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The graphic and bold text, readable or not, makes a collective point.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
  • As for whether these exercise views are more readable: yes and no.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Having readable eyes will work in non-conference play, but not in the Big 12.
    — Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The machine world becomes just a cascade of readable ones and zeros to our hero, Neo.
    — Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Meltzer’s portrait of the enigmatic Weiss makes the book grippy and readable.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • For anyone not already skilled in using those tools, their book is a clear and readable primer.
    — Julian Baggini, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Graff sprinkles his book with readable anecdotes and asides, some of them in the many footnotes dotting the bottoms of pages.
    — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The lumen is bright green in the dark, easily readable against the matte black dial.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Chaucer, who died in 1400, is readable after perhaps a day of practice.
    — The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Sam Machkovech Cranking before a movie—and notice how readable the screen is thanks to pre-movie lighting from above.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2022
  • This is an open format, meaning your data should be readable for decades to come.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • And, thanks to this marvelously readable book, Charles Masson has emerged from the shadows.
    — Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Your device will still be usable, and any volume not seen as RAW should be readable.
    — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 17 June 2020
  • Your container is marked with a barely readable #5 — but what does that mean?
    — Ann Parson, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • The entire text of Joyce’s novel is projected onstage, sometimes scrolling in a blur, and other times moving at readable speed.
    — Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • The legislation's text also calls for it to be printed in large, easily readable font.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 June 2024

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