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

“Pero No Te Enamores” is Fuerza Regida’s most ambitious project to date, one that puts the pliancy of musica Méxicana to the test.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

Joe Rong, a native of Taishan in Guangdong Province, China, grinds rice daily in electric stone mills to achieve noodles of remarkable pliancy and earthiness.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019

Five hundred roots, therefore, considering their fertility and pliancy, was more than was wanted for the dictionary of our primitive ancestors.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max