survivable
adjective
sur·viv·able
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Definition of survivable
: resulting in or permitting survival
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Other Words from survivable
survivability
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Examples of survivable in a Sentence
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Also, the European Transport Safety Council estimated in a 1996 study that 90 percent of all aircraft accidents worldwide were technically survivable. — Patrick May, The Mercury News, "24 hours, 3 plane crashes, 13 people — and zero fatalities," 22 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, it was also expressed by some normal B cells, but if the CAR attacked them as well, that was survivable collateral damage. — Charles Graeber, WIRED, "How Scientists Built a ‘Living Drug’ to Beat Cancer," 25 July 2019 If not, a holdout should be survivable — Bolts were 4-0 without him last season. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "NFL power rankings: How all 32 teams stack up heading into 2019 training camps," 23 July 2019 Created by Aloft founder Shayna Swanson in 2018, Brave Space imagines a kind of dystopian utopia, in which peril is made present but survivable, even beautiful, with the protection of a group. — Nicole Blackwood, chicagotribune.com, "Circus performers build a ‘Brave Space’ through the gift of risk," 25 June 2019 One of her wounds was not survivable, according to police. — Hannah Fry, latimes.com, "Chilling body cam video details shooting of Sacramento police Officer Tara O’Sullivan," 24 June 2019 The door pictured was closed in the area where the person was found and contributed to creating a space that was survivable long enough for firefighters to make entry and rescue. — oregonlive.com, "One person rescued in Milwaukie house fire," 13 June 2019 Today’s debate over low-yield nuclear weapons is about preserving our ability to protect our nuclear submarines, the most survivable and precious leg of our nuclear triad. — WSJ, "Nuclear Deterrence: Don’t Do Putin’s Work For Him," 11 June 2019 Domestic violence will get you into trouble, but other outbursts of violence are survivable. — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, "Cruel and Unusual Punishment," 10 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'survivable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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