elastic

Example Sentences

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Instead of melting, the rubber became strong and elastic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Hanson crossed Redwood Creek on a fallen log at the northern edge of the high severity burn, an elastic term that generally means an area where most of the trees are dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

If demand is elastic, consumers cut back, total spending falls, and less money flows to traffickers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

"I've always said my success has been the equivalent of stretching an elastic band from Stoke-on-Trent to the Moon. Well, I reckon the elastic band just got longer, and now it's orbiting Venus."

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Her wiry young body, nourished by Barbados fruits and sunshine, had an elastic vitality, and she was back on her feet while Judith was still barely sitting up to sip her gruel.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare