breakable

Example Sentences

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International aviation safety guidelines state that such navigation structures should be made of frangible, or breakable, material -- a recommendation not followed at the Muan airport.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

They were given practical guidance, such as suggesting they move breakable items and knives to safe places.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

“There were toddler birthday parties downstairs with all the breakable pre-Colombian art,” April Dammann remembered.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Publishing in Polymer Chemistry, they made a series of polymer gels with breakable bonds incorporated into different parts of the structure, and tested whether the properties changed after the gel was degraded and reformed.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

There's a table where all the dishes are highly breakable.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins