How to Use navigable in a Sentence

navigable

adjective
  • The marsh was navigable only by canoe.
  • Only one of these passes is deep enough to be navigable by ships.
    — Celeste Brash, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021
  • And wetlands that are not lakes, or rivers, or navigable waters.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • Menus are navigable by touch, and there are a few different options for tap to shoot.
    — PCMAG, 29 June 2024
  • 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 quick menu is navigable using the joystick and dials or via touch.
    — PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Explore the ocean and its navigable shallow waters for a fun day trip.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 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
  • Ground drones can face an array of obstacles, some navigable and some not.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Sep. 2021
  • According to the study, the fight group of baleens have more navigable bodies.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Based on [the idea] that there is no navigable water in Colorado.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • The lack of congestion revealed a city more open and navigable.
    — Dj Gribbin, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Formerly navigable channels for boats to get through were moved by the storm, and have to be reopened.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Depending on recent storms, there could be a small stream in the center of the canyon, but the trail is still navigable.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Year after year, Caltrans moves mountains to keep that two-lane road navigable.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • Taos offers a homey feel, a superb ski school, and an easily navigable mountain and base area.
    — Lee Cohen, National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2020
  • 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 parts of the river that were navigable, for instance, were legally separate from the parts that were not.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
  • 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 loss of Ehlers is navigable, but Winnipeg has to replace his offence.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 2 July 2025
  • 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
  • One of the best ways to explore the city is by water on the city’s 300 miles of navigable waterways.
    — Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • These underline—and in some cases are only navigable due to—that new vocal acuity.
    — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, is drying out for want of rain.
    — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Steep hills, ruts and low-traction surfaces were easily navigable.
    — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Steep hills, ruts and low-traction surfaces were easily navigable.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Europe turned inward, with trade currents mostly running along navigable rivers.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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