Synonyms
Examples of drinkable in a Sentence
Adjective
This coffee is so hot it's not drinkable.
technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable
Noun
the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables
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Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
Today, these filtration systems operate at a larger scale and use different technologies, but their aim is the same: to make water drinkable in order to ensure the preservation of civilizations to come.
—Nina Elkadi, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2024
Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
And states and individual water districts are also submitting applications for additional funding to support long-term projects including drip irrigation, ripping out water-intensive grass from cities, or investing in desalination plants to make ocean water or brackish water drinkable.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
The pumpkin-spiced ale is warm without being abrasive, malty but not overly complex, an extremely drinkable brew to welcome the cooler months.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024
Today, these filtration systems operate at a larger scale and use different technologies, but their aim is the same: to make water drinkable in order to ensure the preservation of civilizations to come.
—Nina Elkadi, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2024
Noun
One day, astronauts may be able to make Moon water drinkable.
—Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
And states and individual water districts are also submitting applications for additional funding to support long-term projects including drip irrigation, ripping out water-intensive grass from cities, or investing in desalination plants to make ocean water or brackish water drinkable.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Drinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinkable. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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