How to Use returnable in a Sentence

returnable

adjective

• Sale items are not returnable.
• There will be no kickoffs in the game and punts will not be returnable.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2018
• Each team has up to three touches to bounce the ball against the net in a way that is un-returnable by the opponent.
  — Cathy Cunningham, chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• The clothes usually didn’t fit, and none of them were returnable.
  — Emma Zack, Teen Vogue, 12 July 2019
• Read the fine print and make sure such gifts are transferable and, if needed, returnable.
  — Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 30 Nov. 2019
• Go try on a few pairs, or make sure your purchases are returnable.
  — David Pierce, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2018
• All of the sales are final (non-returnable), and much of the site’s inventory is already sold out.
  — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 24 June 2019
• The novel will become a 10-part returnable series, which Boyne will adapt for screen.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Dec. 2021
• Like a pound puppy that piddles on the carpet, the vintage Austin-Healey seeping oil in the mancave gets less adorable, more returnable by the day.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 5 June 2021
• The Tigers punted three times and none were returnable by the sophomore who leads the nation in punt return average.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 1 Dec. 2019
• If a store clerk promises to take back an item that's not normally returnable, get it in writing.
  — Teresa Dixon Murray, cleveland.com, 31 Dec. 2017
• There’s no support available, and the product is non-returnable.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 9 Oct. 2018
• Ole Miss punted four times for an average of 34.3 yards with none returnable.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 13 Nov. 2022
• Just note: Some styles are returnable for store credit, while others are final sale.
  — Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored, 14 Aug. 2020
• There's something about this place A returnable destination draws you to it.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
• The club encourages residents to drop off bags of returnable bottles and cans, in a small shed near the auto shop, behind Simsbury High School.
  — courant.com, 8 Oct. 2020
• Items purchased in this promotion are non-returnable and all sales are listed as final.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 1 July 2020
• Gift cards and electronic downloads are not returnable, with the exception of e-books on Kindle, which can be returned within a week.
  — Natasha Bach, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2017
• Rosowski put one kick out of bounds, leaving opponents with 27 returnable kicks.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2017
• The Tide's had just 10 returnable kickoffs including that onside try.
  — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• The committee explained that Nobel prizes are not returnable.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Mar. 2021
• Kelley would like whatever plan the city settles on to be flexible enough so it could be adapted to other products, such as non-returnable bottles.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2020
• Now the company is also planning to cut carbon dioxide emissions across the chain by 25% and to make all of its packaging out of returnable or recycled content.
  — Emily Price, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2018
• The spacecraft is known for spending extremely long durations in space, with the fourth and latest flight lasting 718 days—a record breaking duration for a returnable spacecraft.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2017
• Separate any returnable bottles and cans in a separate bag.
  — Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022
• Other concerns included climate change, potential loss of key personnel, and the cost of being forced to move to returnable bottles in Canada.
  — Emily Price, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2018
• Perhaps the one big one was kickoff specialist Scanlon’s fourth-quarter boot was returnable, per Mark Dantonio’s order according to the coach.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2017
• Earlier this year, the company announced a goal to sell at least a quarter of all of its beverages worldwide in refillable or returnable containers by 2030.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
• While Costco officials reached for comment would not say whether the policy changed nationwide, the retailer's website does note toilet paper and select bags of rice, which were out of stock, are non-returnable.
  — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2020
• The brand offers a cup exchange program that enables cafés to transition away from single-use cups by supplementing them with returnable Huskee tumblers.
  — Courtney Coonrod, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024