How to Use serviceable in a Sentence

serviceable

adjective
Definition of serviceablenext
Synonyms for serviceablenext
  • I bought an old but still serviceable bicycle.
  • Those high points count for a lot, and the rest of the adaptation is more than serviceable.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The music is often serviceable but unsparkling; the lyrics for the most part fade next to the book scenes.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Allen Lazard is serviceable, but is slow and best suited to be a No. 3.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Most fliers seem to find the seats themselves serviceable, if tight for longer rides.
    — Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
  • The sound is respectable and the touch controls are serviceable.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Darvish has been serviceable if not good in most of his seasons since.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • To the extent that the book was a disguised genre thriller, the show does a serviceable job of taming Hallberg’s story to the small screen.
    — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • Auburn’s tune-ups to open the 2022 campaign were uneven but serviceable.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2022
  • No, none of the bells and whistles of Bam Adebayo’s game, but enough that was serviceable between the two in middle.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Lee had the fourth-best scores on both floor exercise and balance beam, and her 14.4 on vault was serviceable.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021
  • Brett Anderson, who turned in five serviceable innings, made way for Suter in the bottom of the sixth.
    — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2021
  • These falling rocks — there are two that bookend the story — strike me as a serviceable metaphor.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • It was set about 10 miles south of downtown Atlanta -- close enough in to be quite serviceable to the city's core but far enough out to grow as needed.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • With a racquet and extra clothes oft in tow, a good duffle is a serviceable gift for the tennis player in your life.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Justin Herron, who had a shaky Week 1, replaced Durant and was more serviceable in the second half.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The spa and gym in the basement are serviceable, but the hotel earns a bonus point for an unexpected amenity: its beach club.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Most of those players started three to 10 games last season; all are at least serviceable.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Mills proved to be serviceable in his No. 2 role last season, but will have big shoes to fill in man coverage with Gilmore and Jackson gone.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022
  • But for $65, this is a serviceable way to enjoy a movie in the backyard a few times a year without having to keep another screen around.
    — Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Stover was serviceable but not a star, and Young’s chance never really came.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 12 July 2022
  • Perhaps not on par with Canteen Creemee, but more than serviceable.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • The obvious route would be to trade Theis who can be serviceable to a contender and is on a team-friendly contract.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The Hubble, which launched 31 years ago, has continued to be serviceable due to its fairly close orbit to Earth.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 Dec. 2021
  • As an actor, the Rock has been not merely serviceable but terrific in parts that lean on his speed and slyness.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • In the long term, the big minus is that most keyboards’ rechargeable batteries are non-serviceable.
    — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 17 June 2021
  • The final montage is earnest to a fault, and the song, while working overtime to be an anthem, is serviceable and far from ecstatic.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Not as complex as the sister wine but pleasant, serviceable and a good wine for drinking lakeside.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • Woodley is serviceable as Lina, a tousled bland homebody who, for the most part, is either in bed or whipping something up in the kitchen.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • This is a very serviceable beach-adjacent option on the backside of the Runway Playa Vista shopping mall.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021

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