How to Use palatable in a Sentence

palatable

adjective
Definition of palatablenext
Synonyms for palatablenext
  • I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable.
  • Some of the items above are more palatable than others.
    — Thomas Hager, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • If the price becomes more palatable take a shot on Brazil to coast.
    — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
  • His rhythm and the layer of comedy in his plays makes the pain palatable.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Having said that, there are a lot of historic foods that are not palatable, to be kind.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2023
  • That might all be more palatable if Icke didn’t lose track of the characters and humor along the way.
    — Vulture, 15 June 2023
  • Those may not be palatable choices, but foreign policy is like that most of the time.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • When the pair arrive at Del’s door, the tension between the elder two Landry women is palatable.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Sautéed garlic and onions smelled like rotting garbage, and coffee was no longer palatable.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This solution might seem more palatable if the game meant little.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • In the streaming age, monthly charges of $15 for hundreds of titles are a lot more palatable than $70 or more for a single game.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Prices are more palatable when customers see the portion that goes to an employee.
    — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
  • This taco is practically a meal in itself, which makes the $10 price tag more palatable.
    — Kat Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The idea of carrying that grime into her apartment via the day’s outfit just isn’t palatable to her.
    — Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Stars such as Walter Payton and Artis Gilmore made things a bit more palatable.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022
  • No one is spending upward of $40 for a bottle of whiskey-ish liquid that needs to be drowned in cola to be palatable.
    — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • For some coalition leaders, these changes might be palatable.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 14 June 2023
  • Look for products that are palatable and appealing to dogs.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • Thirty percent off makes that price much more palatable.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
  • There have been some efforts to make the ideology more palatable.
    — Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The parties would have to iron out terms that are palatable to Redstone, who must weigh the tax fallout of the all-cash deal that Ellison is seeking.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Be sure to use squat Fuyu persimmons, which are delicious raw, and not the pointy Hachiya type, which must be fully soft and ripe to be palatable.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • This option may be more palatable to folks who don't like the look of dandelions or creeping Charlie.
    — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Luckily for buyers, rates have dropped about 1% since then, making still-high home prices a bit more palatable.
    — Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Climate change was also a factor for some, with years of drought and the risk of worsening wildfires making a move more palatable.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Their aim is to extract policy wins while crafting a bill that would be most palatable to their House colleagues.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Offering to pay for said lunch didn’t make my suggestion any more palatable.
    — Cameron Smith | Csmith@al.com, al, 12 May 2023
  • This was probably true, but that didn’t make the situation more palatable for Clive.
    — Aliza Knox, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Is To Wong Foo a sanitized image of drag queens made palatable for straight audiences?
    — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 4 May 2023
  • But Ranganathan did clarify a few things that could make using Copilot a bit more palatable to some.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 24 May 2023

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