How to Use livable in a Sentence

livable

adjective
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  • They described the house as very livable.
  • People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.
  • The first is how to make Gaza livable at some future point.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
  • For the second year in a row, Vienna has been named the most livable city in the world.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • It’s deemed livable, just needed a paint job and a new door.
    — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Jute rugs and accessories help make the space feel cozy and livable.
    — Annie Schlechter, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But halfway to a distant but livable planet, a lethal bomb kills three of the crew and knocks The Phoenix off course.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • Some of the units are livable, but the building will need to have utilities turned on again, Boyd said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Langford said the unit is not livable but the building’s structure is still sound.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • Still, the tent is plenty livable and great for longer car camping trips.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 June 2023
  • An artist has plans to convert it into a livable space.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 July 2021
  • Tunnels are now less prone to collapse, well lit, and much more livable.
    — Daphné Richemond-Barak, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
  • Freedom for your kids and grandkids to dwell on a livable planet.
    — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • But in Ward 8, where so many of the District’s killings have taken place, a livable income in the fast-changing city is not in the cards.
    — Washington Post, 20 July 2021
  • Around 87% of respondents would rather have a set livable wage than tips.
    — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2021
  • At the same time, child-care providers are facing staffing shortages, with much of the workforce struggling to earn a livable wage.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • It was also deemed the third most livable city in the same study that named Vienna as number one.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Making Partyzanske livable again will take months at the least, but villagers may not have a choice.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Installing an awning can double your measly square footage and make your van even more livable.
    — Cristina Moody, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • There is a misalignment of labor to open livable wage jobs.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 June 2022
  • My suite, which clocked in at about 600 square feet, felt extremely livable.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Hochul’s office said the budget would make New York safer, cheaper and more livable.
    — Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The guest house is livable, albeit a little tight for their family of five.
    — Rachel Wegner, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2023
  • But advocates say there are still steps the White House can take to help secure a livable future.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022
  • To keep a closed-concept room feeling livable and homey, keep it clutter-free.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The rising high school senior is glad to be part of a group making the city more livable for the next generation.
    — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2021
  • So is there some way to mobilize that money to build a more livable future?
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2022
  • In most cases, the square footage of your home includes only livable spaces.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The oldest hotels in the world are almost like a livable time capsule of a certain era or moment in history.
    — Nick Mafi, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Reich, who has testified before Congress on the minimum wage, said there’s no question the federal minimum wage is not a livable wage.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024

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