contain
verb (used with object)
to hold or include within its volume or area.
containable
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a word derived from
contain.
Example Sentences
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“At this stage, it is too early to say whether the current escalation marks a full resumption of hostilities or a dangerous but still containable episode,” Rystad Energy’s Jorge Leon said in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The former may be devastating, but it is usually containable.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Health crises are never so predictable and containable; they do not progress in linear fashion, with easy off-ramps at every level of endangerment.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2023
The outbreaks may not be normal but remain containable, she added.
From BBC ● May 24, 2022
What is clear, is that no alarm was recorded at the central alarm office in the Courthouse at the point when the fire was still containable.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
