suppleness

Example Sentences

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After I praised the suppleness of her voice, LuPone exclaimed, “She has stagecraft!”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

He has gone from what might be described as possessing a somewhat sophisticated vocabulary to one sorely lacking in suppleness.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

There is simply and once again Reeves, the axis who centers this franchise with his grave sincerity, beatific glow and mesmerizing, rooted fighting style, with its heavy-footed solidity and surprising suppleness.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

The metaphor comes from horse riding and the practice of soaking riding whips in urine to preserve their suppleness.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2022

There was something inebriating in the suppleness of this feat.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles