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

He has gone from what might be described as possessing a somewhat sophisticated vocabulary to one sorely lacking in suppleness.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

Throughout, Okonedo displays the suppleness of thought, and the wit, with which Medea surely once bewitched Jason, and the remorseless logic that has led to her monstrous deeds.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 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

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