permeable

Example Sentences

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Over time, the gut barrier may become more permeable, a condition often referred to as "leaky gut."

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

The idea that our constitutional order could work without having somewhat permeable lines between those, I think, isn’t realistic, especially in a modern world.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025

What’s under examination is the strange permeable barrier between life and death, and the way it appears to those who are left behind to deal with the fallout.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

These areas have coarse-grained sand, gravel and cobbles that make for highly permeable pathways to replenish groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Most of my Arizona clothes were too permeable for Washington.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer