rubbery

Example Sentences

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Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

I turned and stumbled back to the house on rubbery legs.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly