suppleness

Example Sentences

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After I praised the suppleness of her voice, LuPone exclaimed, “She has stagecraft!”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2024

There is simply and once again Reeves, the axis who centers this franchise with his grave sincerity, beatific glow and mesmerizing, rooted fighting style, with its heavy-footed solidity and surprising suppleness.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

The metaphor comes from horse riding and the practice of soaking riding whips in urine to preserve their suppleness.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2022

I know firsthand how tricky acquiring tteok can be, but I'm a firm believer that its quintessential suppleness shouldn't be substituted, and this hack was doing exactly that.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2021

He reveled in the strength of his legs and the stretch of his back; in the suppleness that let him turn at full speed on a single paw.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver