How to Use portable in a Sentence
- Portable devices such as MP3 players are becoming increasingly popular.
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Be sure to bring along a portable safe on your next trip.
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Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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You get used to the clothes and the size of the portable phones.
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Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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No portable phones or car phones, much less cell phones for them.
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Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Pair nuts with a piece of fresh fruit for an easy and portable snack.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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Pair nuts with a piece of fresh fruit for an easy and portable snack.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Sep. 2025
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This is where a portable camping oven can come in handy.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Candy is portable and easy to keep in your car, desk, or bag.
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Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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There are many reasons for a portable drug test.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Every room has a portable crib and high chair.
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Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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The website claims the court is portable and can be set up in tight time frames.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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They are designed to be bare-bones, durable and portable.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sweet, fuss-free, and portable tailgate food ideas that will make the crowd go wild.
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Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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It is durably designed to last for a long time and is foldable and portable.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the most portable on our list.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps the most portable on our list.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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She's got to be at mid-size, but not huge; portable, transportable, that kind of thing.
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Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Your best bet for all three of those events a portable power station.
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John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Do portable chargers work with all phones?
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Top brands are well aware of this, and ensure that their designs are portable.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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When choosing a portable heater, look for one that is suitably sized for your room.
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Michelle Ullman,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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That is why every host needs a portable ice maker.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Both are portable, so they can be used on location.
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Heather Barker,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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All of this, and more, comes in a lightweight, portable form factor.
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PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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Scoop into lettuce leaves for a portable, low-carb snack.
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Brianna Tobritzhofer,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scoop into lettuce leaves for a portable, low-carb snack.
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Brianna Tobritzhofer,
Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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So, don’t use a portable charger.
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Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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There’s just enough room for your phone, portable charger, wallet, and lip balm.
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Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wow friends and family with this portable snack hack.
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Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Wow friends and family with this portable snack hack.
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Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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This is the best option to keep your device portable.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The site where the portables sit will be used for parking, officials said.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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There are water stains on the ceilings in several of the portables.
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Caitlin R. McGlade,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
31 Aug. 2017
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Two aging portables sat jammed up against the building’s walls, one pressed up against a live oak tree in the courtyard.
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Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
5 Aug. 2025
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Pale yellow portables ring a courtyard with benches and tables, shade tents and potted trees.
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Ellen Garrison,
sacbee,
18 Mar. 2017
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This is a sleek-looking portable that manages to pack a lot of value into its chassis.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
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This is a sleek-looking portable that manages to pack a lot of value into its chassis.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
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Each day of the week has its own portable, pocket-size case that can be removed from the box and carried on its own for day trips or hikes.
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Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Aug. 2023
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What makes a coffee maker portable?
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Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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March has a wide variety of loadouts, from sleek two-in-ones to rugged portables that'll take a licking and keep on ticking.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some of the bathrooms are permanent fixtures, while others are portables with two toilets that are trucked in and out.
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Janie Har,
The Mercury News,
2 Aug. 2019
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Some of those structures will be swapped out for new portables, while others will replaced by permanent classrooms.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2019
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And a device that portable is easy to lose, giving ne’er-do-wells free reign over your information.
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Whitson Gordon,
Wired,
20 Aug. 2020
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Aging portables will be removed and the restrooms updated.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Easy, portable, and the ultimate crowd-pleaser, no game day is complete without these sliders.
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Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Inside and out, this is a quality portable at an unbeatable discount.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
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Inside and out, this is a quality portable at an unbeatable discount.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
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Existing campus portables will be removed.
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Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Dec. 2025
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The student-athletes have had to watch film and attend classes in crowded classrooms and portables stuffed to capacity.
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Joshua Reed,
Anchorage Daily News,
20 Oct. 2019
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This is the easiest and most delicious way to make cherry pie portable for the Fourth of July.
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Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
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Midrange gaming laptops still show up to the boss fight ready to work, and this MSI portable delivers in all the right places.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
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L’interdiction générale des téléphones portables dans les écoles et les collèges a été définitivement adoptée par l’Assemblée nationale aujourd’hui.
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Makena Kelly,
The Verge,
1 Aug. 2018
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Lenovo also has a Thunderbolt 3 monitor with matching styling to go with the portables.
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Peter Bright,
Ars Technica,
9 Jan. 2018
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Central School - $6 million new cafeteria, new classrooms and removal of all portables.
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Al.com Staff,
al,
6 Aug. 2019
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Inside, the portable is set up like a mini-grocery store with shelves of canned and dry goods, produce and a refrigerated section of meats and dairy.
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Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Jan. 2026
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Not only are goods like beef jerky and wild salmon portable and packed in recyclable containers, the brand exists to find solutions to climate change through food.
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Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
19 Apr. 2018
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Adjustable, portable, and capable of blocking 100% of outdoor light, they can be used anywhere and at any point, day or night.
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Devonne Goode,
Parents,
7 Apr. 2026
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Here's a welcome $100 price drop on a capable budget portable with some helpful features.
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PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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During this time, students will likely use portables — Holmes High School at the moment has 14 for this very reason.
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Silvia Foster-Frau,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Apr. 2018
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These bag-like portables come in different sizes, but a small one, usually embedded with steel mesh that can’t be slashed open, should protect cash and, perhaps, small electronics.
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Catharine Hamm,
latimes.com,
28 Aug. 2017
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