malleable

Example Sentences

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Dahlia Lithwick: In your article, you draw out the fact that lawyers are extremely uneasy about invoking the language of morality, because morality is either too malleable or just sanctimonious and annoying.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

This isn’t true — one can be wrong without lying, and memory is malleable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Infant words whose meanings are still malleable pose little problem for the dictionary’s online database, since they can be updated whenever required.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

By reframing age as something malleable, these tests motivate healthier choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Over my many years, I’ve been both bemused and horrified by how malleable and elastic they can be.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman