LEGIBLE in a Sentence

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12 example sentences for LEGIBLE, such as:

1. Her handwriting was clearly legible.
2. I tell you that after this part it's all legible.
3. His countenance was overlaid with legible meanings.
4. But sometimes a letter may be legible even when burned.
5. The letter had, as I said, been burned and it was not all legible.

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 Meanings and Examples of LEGIBLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
legible
 a.  readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
Classic Sentence:
1  His countenance was overlaid with legible meanings.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face
2  But sometimes a letter may be legible even when burned.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
3  The letter had, as I said, been burned and it was not all legible.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
4  The letters were still legible, but it was perfectly clear from their blurred appearance, and from the staining of the skin round them, that efforts had been made to obliterate them.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott"
5  It was from Peggotty; something less legible than usual, and brief.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28. Mr. MICAWBER'S GAUNTLET
6  s signature, here and there defaced by fire, but legible to anyone.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 52. I ASSIST AT AN EXPLOSION
7  He was calm; but the agitation of the night was legible in his pale and careworn visage.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 30. The Fifth of September.
8  I tell you that after this part it's all legible.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
9  The ringing of the door-bell a few minutes after five confirmed this supposition, and made Lily hastily resolve to write more legibly in future.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 15
10  He had his death-warrant written legibly upon his face.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER REMARKABLE INCIDENT OF DR. LANYON
Example Sentence:
1  A fragment of Psalm 83 is legible but it will take much longer to analyze the whole manuscript.
2  Her handwriting was clearly legible.