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How to use predictable in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Predictable means able to be predicted. Example: “The movie was criticized for its repetitive scenes and predictable plot.”

Examples of predictable by meaning

adjectiveAble to be predicted.

  • a predictable mathematical pattern
  • a boring film with a predictable ending
  • Despite the predictable squalling on some of the Twilight fanblogs, the two leads are impeccably cast.2008, Vanity Fair, numbers 579-580, page 329

More sentences with predictable

  • The movie was criticized for its repetitive scenes and predictable plot.From the entry repetitive
  • The movie’s dialogue was predictable and banal.From the entry banal
  • That book's plot was so predictable, it turned me off.From the entry turn off
  • An ASCII text file may not be considered machine-readable if its contents do not follow a predictable, well-defined structure.From the entry machine-readable
  • This does not mean, however, that activity in the restaurant business is predictable, economically safe and stable.2020 January 20, Andrzej Kowalczyk, Marta Derek, Gastronomy and Urban Space: Changes and Challenges in Geographical Perspective, Springer…. From the entry gastronomy
  • Real-time systems require a predictable behaviour in terms of guarantied deadlines.2017, J.A. De La Puente, L. Boullart, Real-Time Programming 1992, →ISBN, page 185. From the entry guaranty
  • She had crossed the line from the predictable and anticipated inevitable model of machine consciousness.2017 April, Jonathan Maberry, chapter 128, in Dogs of War: A Joe Ledger Novel, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 518. From the entry Skynet
  • This means that returns follow a predictable pattern in the longer run.2013, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, “Trendspotting in Asset Markets (Prize in Economic Sciences / Popular Science Background)”…. From the entry predictability
  • Try to avoid becoming too predictable or repetitive, particularly at regular junctions.2010, Peter Stewart, Essential Radio Skills: How to Present a Radio Show. From the entry junction
  • When harvested, toroids' were stable, but underwent predictable changes over time with their lumens narrowing.2010 February, Christine M. Livoti, and Jeffrey R. Morgan, “Self-Assembly and Tissue Fusion of Toroid-Shaped Minimal Building Units”, in…. From the entry toroid
  • Lovato is already proving to be far more intriguing, and far less predictable.2009 July 19, Jon Caramanica, “Tween Princess, Tweaked”, in New York Times. From the entry relatability
  • This kind of broiler delivers tremendous heat that is both predictable and consistent.2009, Peter Osbaldeston, The Palm Springs Diner’s Bible: […], Gretna, La.: Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 250. From the entry overfired
  • I made the predictable joke about the shoemaker's children who always go barefoot.2005, Michka Assayas, “Faith Versus Luck”, in Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas, New York: Riverhead books, →ISBN, page 309. From the entry the shoemaker's children go barefoot
  • The machine embodied rationality, a machine was predictable, controllable, nonidiosyncratic, easy to routinize and systemize.1996, Lindy Biggs, The Rational Factory: Architecture, technology, and work in America's age of mass production. From the entry nonidiosyncratic
  • Catwalk is just a celluloid fanzine, a 95-minute authorised industry fame-fest that is tame and predictable.1996 May 16, Anna Maria Dell’oso, “Homage to hips and lips”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, page 14. From the entry in-joky
  • The only drama was the predictable one of being ticked off for corpsing.1989, Kenneth Branagh, Beginning, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry corpse
  • This had the predictable result of inducing a certain amount of bananaphobia as the twelfth birthday approached.1985, Time, page 76. From the entry bananaphobia
  • For a low-key, somewhat predictable meal, dinner at Basem's offers good value.1984 November 18, Patricia Brooks, “Specials Best at Low-Key Spot”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021. From the entry low-key
  • It was meant to be a predictable remake.2022 April 8, John Lichfield, “Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible”, in The Guardian. From the entry horror story
  • Backward traction on the capsular flap forms the basis of a predictable technique for rescuing the capsulorrhexis from a radial tearout.2022, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, Ophthalmology, page 354. From the entry capsulorrhexis
  • The fact that it will happen is as predictable as the fact that a heated pot of water will eventually boil.2017, Clayton Delery, Out for Queer Blood. From the entry stochastic terrorism
  • In fact, they ran that forty-three minutes’ meeting so meticulously, they even took input from the public with predictable results.2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Special Districts”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 4, John Oliver (actor), Warner…. From the entry meticulously
  • He said, “Pros are predictable, amateurs are dangerous!”2014, Dave Erickson, JP Grebenc, Superior Texas Hold'em: Evolved Poker Strategy. From the entry white belt
  • Moreover, the regular use of logic would make subjects predictable, thus unlogic decision behavior might be more adaptive in specific situation.2011, Philipp Kirchner, Heurists and Biases with Habitual Entrepreneurs - Page 26. From the entry unlogic
  • Rosler’s works exert a fervent but predictable didacticism, Ms.2008 February 15, Ken Johnson, “Striking When the Spirit Was Hot”, in New York Times. From the entry unorthodoxy
  • A fractal situation emerges in this way then: the consequences of Ulysses' decision to abandon Calypso are not entirely predictable.2007, Vincent Spina, “Three Central American writers: alone between two cultures”, in Carlota Caulfield, Darién J. Davis, editors…. From the entry fractal
  • Our Friday evening visit saw a predictable crowd of Magners-swilling, besuited gents being eyed up by glammed-up women in their twirties.2007, Time Out London Bars, Pubs and Clubs, page 150. From the entry twirties
  • Pryor's overfondness for medium-tempo shuffles can make his shows a little predictable, and his stage presence is more sincere than flamboyant.1997 July 4, David Whiteis, “Snooky Pryor”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry overfondness
  • It was predictable, many of us were expecting it - and it also doesn't seem to fit the PO5 mold.1996 February 15, LynnsterMc [username], “Thoughts on 2/14”, in alt.tv.party-of-five (Usenet). From the entry 90210ish
  • It is more frequently used to overbend predictable small springback.1988, Orville D. Lascoe, Handbook of Fabrication Processes, page 33. From the entry overbend
  • It is difficult to use with any accurate and reliable consistency, and its downspin makes its flight predictable.1970, Peck, Wilbur H, Volleyball, Collier Collier-Macmillan, page 29. From the entry downspin
  • It was the one positively predictable thing, foretellable for ten or for ten thousand years by a simple mathematical calculation.1915, Arthur Cheney Train, The Man who Rocked the Earth, page 22. From the entry foretellable
  • So, in terms of premise, Dropkick On My Devil! is about as predictable as they come; however, the show is anything but typical.2024 February 13, Mark Sammut, “Best Reverse Isekai Anime Of All Time, Ranked”, in Game Rant, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2024. From the entry reverse isekai
  • Taken together, these more recent studies indicate that biosociality, and what it produces in different contexts, unravels or is not very predictable.2018, Joel Christian Reed, Landscapes of Activism. From the entry biosociality
  • Reaction to my book, Arms, has been predictable: the NRA slagged it, without reading a word, on the basis of a second-hand summary.2015 December 21, “Excerpt: How Canadians helped create the NRA”, in The Toronto Star. From the entry fudd
  • It is predictable that some of these infections occur in individuals immunocompromised by malnutrition or underlying disease (notably cancer or AIDS) or by immunosuppressive therapy.2013, Robert H. Rubin, Lowell S. Young, Clinical Approach to Infection in the Compromised Host, →ISBN, page 275. From the entry malnutrition
  • Spacefiller patterns might possibly even be within reach of current search programs; these would have much more predictable (and higher) growth rates from the start.2008 May 31, Dave Greene, “Life: B37/S23 - A Chaotic Universe.”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet). From the entry spacefiller

Meaning of predictable

  1. adjective Able to be predicted.
  2. noun A predictable thing.

Full definition of predictable

Questions about predictable in a sentence

How do you use predictable in a sentence?
Predictable is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The movie was criticized for its repetitive scenes and predictable plot.”
What is a short sentence with predictable?
“a predictable mathematical pattern”
What does predictable mean?
Predictable means able to be predicted.

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