friable
Example Sentences
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The Army Corps, he wrote, “estimates that 50% of the sites on the property contain friable asbestos.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
In 1936, the name "Ehlers-Danlos syndrome" was proposed and three cardinal symptoms were identified: joints had to be overly bendy, and skin had to be both stretchy and unusually "friable", meaning it crumbled easily.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022
McCarron noted that the friable clay we were walking on would fall apart underfoot in the dry summer months.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
It’s a joy to see them at work in moist, friable soil once the tarp is removed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2017
But in the shade of the papaya trees the soil was dark brown, with the moist, friable feel that gardeners seek.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
