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Discover LudwigThe phrase "decent name" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a name that is satisfactory or acceptable in quality.
Example: "I think 'John Smith' is a decent name for a character in the story."
Alternatives: "respectable name" or "suitable name."
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Harper, on the other hand, is a decent name.
"It seems like any time there's a decent name, they're asking for Phil Hughes.
It's exciting to land a job -- a bonus if it's with a halfway decent name -- but hardly glamorous.
The important work of putting together spirits and flavorings in the combinations we call cocktails deserves a decent name, but there isn't one.
It's harder than you may think to buy a half decent name for a website … I've no idea how lastminute.com got off the ground.
Or very graphic, given the subject matter (someone is going to have to invent a decent name for this flourishing genre).
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But I think new bands are still adopting decent enough names which don't preclude them getting exposure - although Drugdealer Cheerleader may find themselves played only after 9pm.
Well, maybe not an end, but a comfortable plateau from which we can select a number of decent names and then suggest a finalist to the President-elect and his family.
They have kept the bulk together and brought in some decent names like Super League veteran Chris Bridge but they look a side still heavily reliant on the mercurial Kevin Brown.
Unfortunately for cell phone manufacturers, it's inevitable they will run out of decent names (or at least the low-hanging fruit).
"Two decent names to be around," Iannetta said.
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