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 feel like cool clay, firm yet pliable.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2020
• 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 brand is known for its pliable, soft fit and high-waist options.
  — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
• Adding water to your hands will help make the dough more pliable.
  — Michelle Gross, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
• Like many modernists, O’Keeffe loved shapes most of all; the rigid and pliable edges of what can be seen.
  — Rachel Syme, New Republic, 15 June 2017
• 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
• Once chilled, take a portion of dough the size of your fist and knead until pliable.
  — Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 June 2017
• 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
• While the nose is pliable and surfy, the short tail is stout enough for substantial drops as well.
  — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024
• The needles should be pliable, not brittle, and should adhere to the twigs.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
• The main sticking point has been the step of blanching the head of cabbage to make the leaves pliable enough to use as wrappers.
  — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2020
• 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
• Sateen feels softer, is more pliable and looks shinier.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
• Sateen feels softer, is more pliable, and looks shinier.
  — Marni Jameson | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 4 Aug. 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
• Let the butter cubes become pliable but not too soft, then add them to the flour mixture and toss to coat.
  — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2018
• Read all the labels. Choose plants with pliable roots that are not too tangled.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2022
• The shapes and contours of our characters were now deeply carved, and were no longer pliable.
  — Anne Slowey, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2018
• Boot sides with the establishment and so likes the pliable Reagan best.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024