liable to
Example Sentences
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The idea was liable to catch fire between us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The listener is liable to feel something more than interest, for example, in Telemachus, the son of Penelope and Odysseus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Her serve has often been fragile, leading to numerous double faults, and her forehand has also been liable to falter in crucial moments.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Fearing he was liable to be grated like a carrot, Christopher carried him to the door and called—“Frank? Grandfather?”—but the old man was nowhere in sight.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
