supple
Example Sentences
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His language is supple and his portraits of characters invariably delightful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Last week, one of Italy's top luxury brands, Prada, invited journalists to its Scandicci factory outside Florence, showing the step-by-step transformation of supple leather into luxury handbags.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Years later, though, I tried lightly-grilled tofu that was soft and supple, with a lingering flavor.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
This year's follow-up - tited Dance, No One's Watching - is both an invitation and an invocation, with supple funk grooves that propelled the album into the top 10.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
He wore black leather boots, black woolen pants, black moleskin gloves, and a fine supple coat of gleaming black ringmail over layers of black wool and boiled leather.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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