Used in a Sentence

preventable

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for preventable.

Editorial note

The first is harmless belief that doesn't normally impact other people, the second triggers preventable outbreaks of exceptionally serious diseases.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

Something that can be prevented.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of preventable gathered in one view.

noun

Something that can be prevented.

adjective

Capable of being prevented.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for preventable.

noun

Something that can be prevented.

adjective

Capable of being prevented.

Example sentences

1

The first is harmless belief that doesn't normally impact other people, the second triggers preventable outbreaks of exceptionally serious diseases.

2

But the upside is that stupid, preventable programming errors (which are responsible for a majority of security vulnerabilites) are stopped at compile time, not at segfault time.

3

Lots of innocents have died on his watch and many of those conflicts and deaths were 100% preventable.

4

Officer successfully convinced court that camera failed to work and it's nonfunctionality was not preventable due to outside circumstances.

5

Spend billions and years doing this for one system (which may be old or even obsolete by the time the simulation is complete) or just accept the occasional preventable loss.

6

Yet, most of the field just reinforces the status quo while occasionally calling out or bandaiding the preventable problems it introduces.

7

Maybe there was just more damage done back in those days, which is now preventable.

8

Also, euthanasia is certainly not preventable (I think of a certain gentleman that took the bottom of the river approach).

9

Causing emergencies and putting people unnecessary risk is nearly always preventable bullshit.

10

I don't defend the criminal for shooting me, that isn't right either, but it was preventable.

11

Those are preventable causes of death, not all causes of death.

12

Sure, it would be a mistake, but a preventable mistake.

Quote examples

1

He did spend half a paragraph propping up the character of that patient on an emotional pedestal for the reader instead of saying something like: "Dylan was a typical kid with some good sides, who ended up making a completely preventable mistake.

2

You can't tolerate a bug in the radio causing the car to crash (didn't anyone learn anything from the demise of the Death Star?) The Fukushima disaster and the Deepwater Horizon disaster, from what I read about them, all suffered from easily preventable "zipper effect" of cascading failures.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use preventable in a sentence?

The first is harmless belief that doesn't normally impact other people, the second triggers preventable outbreaks of exceptionally serious diseases.

What does preventable mean?

Something that can be prevented.

What part of speech is preventable?

preventable is commonly used as noun, adjective.