How to Use navigable in a Sentence

navigable

adjective
Definition of navigablenext
Synonyms for navigablenext
  • The marsh was navigable only by canoe.
  • The boat worked day and night in the hopes of making the river navigable for freight boats within the year.
    — Dallas News, 20 June 2019
  • The way out of this briar patch is tricky but navigable.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Walkways are more navigable and give guests room to breathe.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The parts of the river that were navigable, for instance, were legally separate from the parts that were not.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The quick menu is navigable using the joystick and dials or via touch.
    — PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Only one of these passes is deep enough to be navigable by ships.
    — Celeste Brash, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Formerly navigable channels for boats to get through were moved by the storm, and have to be reopened.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Menus are navigable by touch, and there are a few different options for tap to shoot.
    — PCMAG, 29 June 2024
  • At the meeting, many boosters were cyclists who hoped to make streets more navigable by bike.
    — Ana Ley, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Explore the ocean and its navigable shallow waters for a fun day trip.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2024
  • There’s hardly any vestige of those boom times on the river today, just the beauty of a serene stream navigable in small boats from the bay to Pembroke and Hanover.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2019
  • The small screens are bright and easy to read, and the button layout is quickly navigable, especially once you're used to it.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Texas argued the rules didn’t apply because that part of the river is too shallow to be navigable.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Baro River is the only navigable river in Ethiopia.
    — Emily Giambalvo, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • And wetlands that are not lakes, or rivers, or navigable waters.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • Many of the trails have become un-navigable amid the charred forest and 46 pedestrian bridges were destroyed.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2021
  • Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, is drying out for want of rain.
    — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There's a mobile app and maps are available, but trails are easily navigable and shielded from the desert sun.
    — Laura Ratliff, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
  • The Canal Nacional, navigable to the city center, brought produce from the islands to the Mercado Jamaica.
    — Naomi Tomky, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2017
  • The garden-level rooms are the most navigable for those with some ability to tackle stairs.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The Coast Guard ensures the coast and inland ports and waterways are safe and navigable before, during and after a storm.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 1 June 2017
  • Ground drones can face an array of obstacles, some navigable and some not.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2021
  • With a warming Arctic and polar ice cap in retreat, the rooftop of the world is more navigable than at any time in modern history.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Omicron is all but guaranteed to bring a new wave to the U.S.; vaccine boosters and new medicines could keep it navigable for the live industry though.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
  • It was believed that the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean merely ringed war and navigable waters, and if that ice could be penetrated, ships could sail.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Dec. 2022
  • According to federal law, the beds of navigable waterways are owned by states, which hold them in trust for the public.
    — Ben Ryder Howe, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Year after year, Caltrans moves mountains to keep that two-lane road navigable.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • The route, which was navigable for only three to five months out of the year in the past, could someday be available for year-round use if Arctic sea ice keeps disappearing at its current rate.
    — George Soroka, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2016
  • All include roll-in showers, grab bars, lower vanities for wheelchair users, and a floor plan navigable on two wheels.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024

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