pliant

Example Sentences

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Her baskets are mostly the yellowish brown color of her main thread, strips of basket rush made pliant after soaking in water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

They see many CEOs as overpaid autocrats who pack boards with pliant, fee-hungry directors with no skin in the game.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

His death—of natural causes—brought to an end a 36-year period in which a prone and pliant Spain submitted to his authoritarian rule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Those familiar with Crosstrek over the years should be equally surprised by the hush and pliant ride of today’s model.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Aunty Uju would laugh, suddenly girlish and pliant.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie