pliancy

Example Sentences

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That pliancy is part of what makes the term fun to use, and also why applying it to anyone so freely is a futile exercise.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Robert Plant’s feckless pliancy throughout is hard to square with the exploratory nature of his later work.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

Over the years, he has honed an instinct for self-preservation through pliancy, deflection, and bemused forbearance.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018

The artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, where this revival was launched, Paulus is a stylish populist whose success depends in large part on the pliancy of the theatrical material.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2014

At the same time, her motions were not awkward; she managed her rectilinear body with a surprising ease and pliancy.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar