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

But he also said that what was not alterable was “our values,” suggesting that rules such as the one mandating the hijab would not be changed.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

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

And yet the past, though of its nature alterable, never had been altered.

From "1984" by George Orwell