like putty
Example Sentences
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But after so many years in the business, Griffin understands how to maneuver her audience and keep them molded in her hands like putty.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2024
Get it wrong and the fuel can be squashed flat, bulge out unpredictably like putty squeezed in a child’s hand, or mix with material from the diamond shell.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 1, 2023
At the Bowl, the chorus was like putty in Fischer’s dramatic hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
Each quarter-tonne block was heated to 380C and then squeezed like putty in a huge 3,600-tonne hydraulic press.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2015
One second stretched like putty into hours, and Seven was shaking with fear and anticipation.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
