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also liveable
as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable
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Recent Examples of livable
Moving to Spain found that Spain was a more livable country compared to the U.S. and the U.K. when considering factors including cost of living, healthcare, and life expectancy.
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Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Darrow and the other members of the lowest caste, the Reds, work all day to make Mars' surface livable for generations to come.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Homeowners are strongly interested in improving their outdoor spaces – with referral and review site Yelp reporting a 41% increase in home gardening this past year – but their priorities are shifting from manicured to more livable.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The energy of his spaces evokes a mood that’s warm, classic, and refined yet entirely touchable, livable, and—surprisingly—kid-friendly.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
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Katie Seemann, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Darrow and the other members of the lowest caste, the Reds, work all day to make Mars' surface livable for generations to come.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Homeowners are strongly interested in improving their outdoor spaces – with referral and review site Yelp reporting a 41% increase in home gardening this past year – but their priorities are shifting from manicured to more livable.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The energy of his spaces evokes a mood that’s warm, classic, and refined yet entirely touchable, livable, and—surprisingly—kid-friendly.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for livable
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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