How to Use acceptable in a Sentence

acceptable

adjective
Definition of acceptablenext
Synonyms for acceptablenext
  • She plays an acceptable game of tennis.
  • It was an acceptable performance, although not an outstanding one.
  • Is there a council of élites who determine which thoughts are acceptable and which ones are not?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Where they are split is on how many collateral white people are acceptable.
    — al, 5 Dec. 2022
  • For patients with advanced cancers, however, these risks may be acceptable for a few more months of life.
    — Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Mini skirts and halter tops are now acceptable in December.
    — Danielle Wright, Essence, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Goldberg rejected claims that the film’s satirical humor is no longer acceptable today.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Dec. 2022
  • There are many factors that appear to contribute to making the model more socially acceptable.
    — Kelly Coyne, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • For more information on acceptable photo IDs, click here.
    — Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
  • So many of us are still living that WFH life, which means there's never been a more socially acceptable time to rock a comfy robe.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • After the s--- Scroll and Key had pulled last year — not the drugs, of course; that was perfectly acceptable according to the rules of Lethe.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The offensive sequence on New England’s second drive is just not acceptable, particularly in a must-win and winnable game on the road.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Kasius pointed out the importance for brands to understand the cultures of their sourcing countries, to learn about their bank holidays and when communication is acceptable.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The key, of course, is to give your cat a place to scratch that both of you find acceptable.
    — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 10 Sep. 2023
  • In that case, the scrambling of words might seem to be acceptable.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • And will the language the developer wants in the ENA be acceptable to the city?
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Rice isn’t the only acceptable venue for these crispy cubes—far from it.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In Steve’s mind, buying new tools (think a welder or a miter saw) to fix things is acceptable.
    — Karen Kreider Yoder, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But Sitake didn’t find that to be an acceptable answer.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Gone are the days when a cold beer or a glass of wine were the only socially acceptable ways to unwind.
    — Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The shows were quite punky, in your face, anarchic and pushed the envelope of what was acceptable.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
  • And there’s the rub: when Waters stuck to rock star accoutrements that were acceptable in both the ‘80s and the present day (Guitar solos!
    — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 7 June 2023
  • Paul was not the only deserving soul left out, and a QR Code is not acceptable.
    — Megan Thomas, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
  • They were taught that the way our hair naturally comes out of our head is not acceptable.
    — As Told To Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
  • God forbid politicians or the press barons tell us what is acceptable.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023
  • All of these are acceptable fabrics for a rain jacket and will certainly get the job done.
    — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • To be sure, a heavy contingent of police was on hand to make sure the event did not veer outside the boundaries of acceptable protest.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • It’s never been more culturally acceptable to walk out of the house in, say, a kilt.
    — Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024
  • What would be an acceptable length of notice to provide them?
    — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Their day-to-day life looks like the early episodes of Hoarders, and that is far from acceptable for someone of Stanbury’s stock.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 11 June 2024

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