pliable
Example Sentences
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It’s pliable enough to reshape for months, but firm enough not to melt or crack under studio lights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Humans are suggestible creatures with extremely pliable memories.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
Eventually, it becomes pliable enough to pick off ground balls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025
I grew tougher, my older limbs less pliable, my shadow longer.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
