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adjective

tangible

clear and definite; real; perceptible by touch

In a sentence

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

  • After eight months of slide decks, the team finally had something tangible: a working sensor a customer could hold.

    Startups

  • The gallery wanted something tangible in the show, so it commissioned a bronze bench rather than another wall of screens.

    Art

  • Six weeks of squats produced tangible results she could measure: two extra plates on the bar and looser jeans.

    Fitness

  • The bank lends only against tangible assets, so the software company's code counted for nothing on the form.

    Finance

  • Clients want something tangible early, so the studio builds a foam model before any drawing is finished.

    Architecture

  • A printed photograph is tangible in a way a screen never is, and clients still keep the album on a shelf.

    Photography

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