Sentence examples for is tenable from inspiring English sources
adjective
Capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
- Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
But I don't think this is tenable.
I don't think that is tenable long term.
But does any business really think a tweaked version of the status quo is tenable?
It is the explanation — the only one that is tenable — of a remarkable and counterintuitive reality".
This position is tenable because several interlinked factors – "objective" and "subjective" – make the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime inevitable.
You reconceive the facts you find unpleasant and untenable in a way that is tenable and makes you laugh.
It is not clear if the current strategy of ignoring sex-abuse scandals is tenable, especially if national governments become more aggressive about investigating and indicting church officials.
By not reflecting that, you are implying that the wishful thinking of people like Ridley and Lindzen for a climate sensitivity of around 1 deg C is tenable.
The question is whether such measurable success is tenable in the postseason, when all bets are off and the notion of clutch is redefined.
Frankly, no art form predicated on racism and imperialist aggression is tenable these days: the only "good" Indian is a living Indian.
He was doing all right until he failed to defend by 34 c3! after which 34... dc 35 Rc3 Qe5 36 Qg1 is tenable.
