Sentence examples for serviceable even from inspiring English sources

It boasts an industrious, mobile workforce, ingenious entrepreneurs eager to absorb new tricks and serviceable, even occasionally lavish, infrastructure.

"At this point in his career, you have a young man who has a tremendous arm, a tremendous upside, and if you take what that gives you in small bits, it's very serviceable, even at the big league level," Manuel said.

We do wish the gearbox were a tad creamier, like the Getrag units in BMWs, but this Tremec unit is serviceable, even enjoyable, once you get accustomed to it.

Many such phones are perfectly serviceable even if "obsolete".

The No. 2 corner, Tim Jennings, is serviceable, perhaps even better, but his occasional inconsistency can drive the coaching staff nuts.

Lighter, more serviceable reds (even slightly chilled, the way Loire vintners recommend) are really only tweaks away.

Lil opted for the second of these two approaches, and it seemed serviceable or even a bit better.

They're serviceable, sometimes even agreeable, when loaded with juicy fillings, but they tend to reveal their flaws when forced to shoulder more of the burden.

For the most part, her prose is sharp, uncluttered by needless adornment, serviceable and even, on occasion, elegant -- an increasingly rare phenomenon.

But though Mr. Pineda comes across as a delightfully upbeat person with a serviceable voice (even his former drug and alcohol problems seem rather jolly), his lack of emotional connection to the music is clear.

They show it's possible to take old tools from one particular toolbox and build something serviceable and even enjoyable with them.