How to Use favorable in a Sentence
favorable
adjective
- The new play got many favorable reviews.
- Early test results were favorable.
- He was given a favorable recommendation.
-
The Bears have a favorable schedule over the next month or so.
—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Sep. 2024
-
But the youngest Democrats, ages 18 through 34, were less favorable on both marks.
—
Chris Megerian,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Mar. 2023
-
And why was that favorable over going to a team where he could be paired with his own GM of choice?
—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
-
Buenos Aires, the country’s tech center, is in a favorable time zone (just one hour ahead of EST for most of the year).
—
Daniel Pena,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
-
The optics, for the Padres, already were less than favorable.
—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
-
On March 20, the grand jury heard from a witness favorable to Trump.
—
Michael R. Sisak,
Anchorage Daily News,
29 Mar. 2023
-
At what point did Trump become less favorable to the GOP voters?
—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
14 Dec. 2022
-
Areas south of that warm front will be in an area more favorable for severe storms.
—
Leigh Morgan,
al,
24 Jan. 2023
-
Finally, this spot hasn’t been favorable to the Browns.
—
Tanner McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Dec. 2022
-
This standard is the least favorable to the government.
—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
-
This allows LLCs to choose the tax treatment that is most favorable for their business.
—
Dallas News,
24 Jan. 2023
-
The largest drop occurred in the share of Republicans who have a strongly favorable opinion of him, which went from 54% to 43% over the last three months, the poll found.
—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2023
-
The best strategy is to spray a fungicide as soon as the conditions are favorable for the diseases.
—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
6 Apr. 2024
-
For peyote, that cycle may be 12-16 years, or longer if the locale is less favorable.
—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Sep. 2022
-
Agreements reached near the 8th promise to be favorable in every way.
—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
-
Spring is the prime time to climb Everest, although some mountaineers might climb in the less favorable autumn season.
—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
1 June 2023
-
But once again, the economic climate is not favorable for big yacht projects.
—
Karla Adam,
Washington Post,
11 Nov. 2022
-
It is expected to become more favorable to Democrats in the future.
—
Tara Kavaler,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Nov. 2022
-
Ours is very favorable and gives us resiliency in many ways.
—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2024
-
We have been told the search for their bodies may resume in the spring once weather conditions are favorable.
—
Reuters,
NBC News,
10 Oct. 2023
-
Snow will be hard to come by, even in the highest elevations, despite what could be a favorable storm track.
—
Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
14 Dec. 2023
-
None of which received the same favorable attention as Wyland's whales.
—
Detroit Free Press,
14 Apr. 2024
-
Biden’s State of the Union speech in March recognizes this shift in the issue landscape to terrain more favorable for the president.
—
Clifford Young,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2024
-
The weather at the launch site is only 40 percent favorable, so the Crew-8 mission could move to another day.
—
Christian Davenport,
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2024
-
The future for a larger child credit is more favorable.
—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Apr. 2024
-
That same tilt was found when men and women were asked if their opinion of Trump was favorable or unfavorable.
—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
-
That can’t happen during what appears to be a favorable stretch on Minnesota’s schedule.
—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'favorable.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
