seem acceptable
Frequency: 7.230.2 per million words
Used when something appears to be satisfactory.
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Examples (10)
- His initial proposal seems acceptable to the committee.
- At the time, the offer seemed acceptable, but we later found hidden costs.
- Does this level of risk seem acceptable to you for the project?
- Although it's not ideal, the solution seems acceptable under the circumstances.
- Your terms didn't seem acceptable at first, but I've reconsidered my position.
- For the plan to proceed, it must seem acceptable to all stakeholders.
- The delay seemed acceptable initially; however, it caused significant problems later.
- From a distance, their behavior might seem acceptable, but up close, it's quite rude.
- We need to find a compromise that will seem acceptable to both sides of the argument.
- The quality of the product seems acceptable for the price they are asking.