rubbery

Example Sentences

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Sauté them quickly in the spiced fat until just opaque, then remove them before they turn rubbery.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The food fight that explodes in the play’s third movement is conducted with comestibles so rubbery they might be part of a clown show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The third track, “Ready, Steady, Go!,” is another clubby number, this time with a clean and rubbery bassline, and it too creates an expectation for a feeling of release that never arrives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Read's agency is currently funding various pioneering approaches to robotics, some of which involve actuators made of elastomers – like rubbery plastics.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Mr. Pomodoro of the rubbery face has thick, black hair, and he has long bones with not much meat on them.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech