How to Use pliable in a Sentence

pliable

adjective

• Because the leather is pliable, it's easy to work with.
• She sometimes takes advantage of her pliable parents.
• Carefully bend the pliable resin over the curve of the ring, hot-glue to the ring.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
• The dough should be thick enough to scoop with your hand, but will be soft and pliable.
  — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
• Instead, remove the hide while the deer is still warm and the hide is pliable.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
• But the Big Guy’s wife and daughter are not that pliable.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
• Wash well and warm over a low flame or in the oven until pliable.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2022
• The collar snugs the heel with light padding, but the heel cup is pliable and, like the rest of the shoe, doesn’t try to control.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2022
• Put the tortilla in it and turn until warm and pliable, about 1 minute.
  — Genevieve Ko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
• Knead the dough and add more water until the dough is soft and pliable like Play-Doh.
  — Leena Trivedi-Grenier, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2020
• Look for healthy, white root tips, a sound but pliable root mass, and a plant that is well centered in the pot.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Apr. 2021
• The needles should be pliable, not brittle, and should adhere to the twigs.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
• If the hide comes out of the boiling water and is still soft and pliable, your soap tan is complete.
  — Beka Garris, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2020
• Shop for bare roots: Choose plants with pliable roots that are not too tangled.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• To make the leaves pliable, boil them briefly and then drop them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
• There’s major chord lift and minor scale depth to the pliable, not-too-thin-not-too-thick-crust.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 23 July 2023
• The script was still pliable, and both of them were grasping to achieve the fullness of their characters.
  — Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Read all the labels. Choose plants with pliable roots that are not too tangled.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2022
• Or when still pliable, weave the stems of 8 to 10 heads together into a braid.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• Add in ½ cup water and the ¼ cup oil, and stir until a pliable dough forms, adding more water if the dough seems dry.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
• The pork is shaved down and added back to the juices, and served on a fluffy, pliable bun along with a sweet and spicy housemade longanisa sausage.
  — Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2023
• Death totals, on the other hand, are much less pliable.
  — Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2021
• Working the soil is essential, too, since the ground is still pliable right now.
  — Gregory Burnett, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2022
• Eggs Adding a whole egg or egg yolk aids in browning and makes the dough more pliable and easier to roll out.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
• To make tang yuan, glutinous flour is mixed with oil and water to form a supple, pliable dough.
  — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
• Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer and cook until chiles are soft and pliable, about 15 minutes.
  — Minerva Orduño Rincón, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
• This structure leaves space between, and its stems are much more pliable.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2024
• Soft, pliable and mildly sweet, they can be stuffed without having to be charred and peeled.
  — Rick A. Martínez, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
• Tyson Foods In its recall alert, Tyson Foods described the metal pieces as small and pliable.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023
• And keep these coils popping with soft pliable strands with gel-base products.
  — Noel Cody, Essence, 8 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024