supple

Example Sentences

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The Grateful Dead’s commitment to loose improvisation, to stretching songs out until they became gummy and supple, helped set it apart from more traditional rock groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 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

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who was in the Tony-winning 2022 Broadway revival, won a Tony for the same role, a testament to a supple comic performer and an evergreen part.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

The star might be 79 years old, but his voice is still unusually supple and youthful, cutting through the night with crystalline clarity, and buoyed by The Chrome Hearts' close-knit harmonies.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

It was close-woven of many rings, as supple almost as linen, cold as ice, and harder than steel.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien