How to Use livable in a Sentence

livable

adjective
  • They described the house as very livable.
  • People need jobs that will pay them livable wages.
  • Their house is livable, but not very clean.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The firm sees the service as a way of making cities more livable.
    — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Jute rugs and accessories help make the space feel cozy and livable.
    — Annie Schlechter, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The group was hustling to have her house livable by the time the baby comes.
    — Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Still, the tent is plenty livable and great for longer car camping trips.
    — Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Tunnels are now less prone to collapse, well lit, and much more livable.
    — Daphné Richemond-Barak, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
  • Cities become more livable when women take the lead.
    — Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There are now just two livable houses on the street, where once there were 55.
    — Ian Austen, New York Times, 5 May 2017
  • Asad is an advocate for livable cities.
    — Haylee Rea, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • With these goals the Ford site can be both livable and sustainable.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 1 June 2017
  • The challenge is making that time livable.
    — Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Freedom for your kids and grandkids to dwell on a livable planet.
    — Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
  • More than 95 percent of the livable space on the planet is in the oceans.
    — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Langford said the unit is not livable but the building’s structure is still sound.
    — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • From my perspective, the salary figure was not a livable wage.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
  • By move-in day, though the remodeling wasn't over, the house was livable.
    — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
  • What is the most livable country in 2026?
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Statement tiles and stone are eye-catching, but not always livable.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Emerald green, blush pink, and powdery slate blue are the most livable of the hues popping up these days.
    — Joanna Linberg, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • What are top 10 most livable metro areas in US?
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Add cozy furniture and decor to make your patio feel inviting and livable.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The highest highs were made better, the lowest lows were livable, because of her.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 20 Feb. 2020
  • My suite, which clocked in at about 600 square feet, felt extremely livable.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Design work was fast, and construction was faster — the goal was to make places legal and livable.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In the morning, my mom stacked paper and put things away, trying to make the living room livable again.
    — Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
  • And what does a healthy, livable lifestyle look like, both on and off medication?
    — Tara Comonte, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • 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

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