How to Use serviceable in a Sentence

serviceable

adjective
  • I bought an old but still serviceable bicycle.
  • The café is serviceable and busy all the time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Darvish has been serviceable if not good in most of his seasons since.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • Most fliers seem to find the seats themselves serviceable, if tight for longer rides.
    — Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
  • His speed is serviceable but wouldn’t leave anyone wowed.
    — David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Stroud and the running backs have been serviceable.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Those high points count for a lot, and the rest of the adaptation is more than serviceable.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But its synth stabs and tight, funk-lite rhythm guitar don’t amount to much more than serviceable dance-pop.
    — Chuck Arnold, Billboard, 13 June 2018
  • The sound is respectable and the touch controls are serviceable.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Oct. 2021
  • His arm talent looks more serviceable than special though.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Once logged in, the app served up a cramped but serviceable version of the social network.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • While all are serviceable enough to compete in, none of them stand out as anything special.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The music is often serviceable but unsparkling; the lyrics for the most part fade next to the book scenes.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
  • These falling rocks — there are two that bookend the story — strike me as a serviceable metaphor.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Scott is a favorite of the coaching staff, and for the most part, was serviceable in his role last season.
    — Mike Kaye march 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The cutter is very serviceable.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Dane Belton can be a serviceable backup, but again, there’s room for more depth at this spot.
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The sketch itself was … serviceable!
    — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Sheets has become a serviceable left fielder.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Mitchell Robinson has one serviceable hand.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Eller, meanwhile, has been a serviceable bottom-six center when healthy.
    — Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • White is a good athlete who doubles as a serviceable defender and isn’t afraid to stick his nose on the glass.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But while that’s serviceable, Plaud’s system is much more useful.
    — Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • But if the latter is going to come true, the AI can’t be okay or serviceable.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Those three options can be serviceable, but won’t raise the club’s ceiling at the position over the long term.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Users don’t need musical talent to end up with a serviceable song, or even a popular one.
    — Mustakim Hasnath, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • To his credit, McNeil was serviceable — but that’s about it.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That’s not to say that Mike Brown, the team’s likely new head coach, isn’t a serviceable leader.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
  • The chemistry among the cast is serviceable and gets the job done, and there’s a love triangle that evolves over the course of the season.
    — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Some games, Ward is unstoppable around the basket and serviceable on the other end of the floor.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2018

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