alterable

Example Sentences

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Certain alterable features of his appearance make him look insincere, untrustworthy and unlikable: He bares his lower teeth when he speaks and rarely smiles, which makes him look threatening.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2023

They need to be easily alterable by the show’s wardrobe department, and to stay fresh without daily dry cleaning.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

What you’re doing right now—asking yourself questions, exploring different names and pronouns with a few close friends, and contemplating accessing services from a gender clinic in the future—is all exploratory, open, and completely alterable.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2018

It’s all so framed by the sense that reality doesn’t exist any more, or at least not in a way that is alterable or questioning.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2014

The cyclical movement of history was now intelligible, or appeared to be so; and if it was intelligible, then it was alterable.

From "1984" by George Orwell