malleable

Example Sentences

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“The microbiome is malleable and early in life is when it gets set up,” said Justin Sonnenburg, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, who has led several studies on the infant microbiome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

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

We always chose whistling pine because the branches were malleable, not as painful as the stiffer branches from the gmelina or the avocado.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie