Sentence examples for were still serviceable from inspiring English sources

Instead, those that were still serviceable were collected and stored for the next festival.

Only four guns were still serviceable on Thétis, which was set alight in three places due to the proximity of the British muzzle flashes.

The pot is still serviceable, but it begins to look a little decomposed.

Perhaps a long-range view that is still serviceable is precisely the one derived from old-fashioned analysis of the balance-of-power system, forgotten amid the debates over national or class responsibility.

As for the men making up this iffy linebacking unit: veteran Nick Barnett doesn't quite play as fast as he used to, but he's still serviceable on the strong side.

But as a league-wide event bringing all the coaching staff together on the back of the NCSAA conference, it still represents a chance to do business for the teams, and on the evidence of the Combine there was still serviceable talent to be had for sides trying to fill out their rosters.

It was my first Mac, and despite being ancient in computer years, it's still serviceable.

It's a hard-wearing object and is still serviceable today.

At 66, his voice has become dry but is still serviceable.

Despite having spent 40 years at a depth of 15000 feet underwater, the knife was still serviceable after a good cleaning.

But I admit I still have trouble with the old admonition to not throw out or give away anything that is still serviceable, hence, the superfluous clothes in my closets.