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adjective

creditable

worthy of often limited commendation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with creditable, each labelled with its topic.

  • A creditable twelve points off the bench will not make the highlight reel, but the coach certainly noticed.

    Basketball

  • The band gave a creditable performance of a very hard piece, which for a school orchestra is real praise.

    Music

  • The mayor made a creditable start on the housing backlog, though nobody would call three hundred homes a solution.

    Politics

  • Forty paying customers in the first quarter is creditable, not yet a business, but enough to calm the investors.

    Startups

  • The fund returned a creditable six percent, no triumph, yet far better than most of its rivals in a bad year.

    Finance

  • Finishing a first marathon in four hours is creditable, even if the winners had showered and eaten by then.

    Fitness

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