penetrable

Example Sentences

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As last weekend’s tightrope walk shows, the site remains penetrable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

"Since the bacteria are living organisms, over time they developed a resistance, in the form of a less penetrable membrane, to traditional disinfectants," Sánchez explained.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

But Seattle’s defense has been so bad, so inconsistent and so penetrable that even Wilson’s greatness on the other side of the ball can’t solve all the problems.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2020

They are penetrable, and their immune systems are corruptible.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

In later years they change faces, places and maybe races, tactics, intensities and goals, but beneath those penetrable masks they wear forever the stocking-capped faces of childhood.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou