The used laptop was only halfway decent, but it was affordable enough for my budget.

Knowing the fund was meant for disaster victims, she decided to do the decent thing and return the money.

When he heard the outrageous news, he cried out, "carry me out and bury me decently," though everyone knew he was only pretending to be astonished.

The coffee at the new café was decentish, pleasant enough to make it my weekend stop.

The committee evaluated various decentralisations to determine which models would best empower regional authorities.

Community leaders proposed decentral planning to give neighborhoods more control over zoning decisions.

The council adopted decentralised planning to give local communities more control over development decisions.

The researcher plotted the decentiles of the test scores to identify subtle differences across the distribution.

The decentralisationists argued that local communities should have more control over public services.

The council debated the decentralisation of services to local communities to improve responsiveness.