porous

Example Sentences

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Particles emitted from a fusion plasma will erode the reactor wall, contaminating the plasma and rendering most known materials brittle and porous within months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of course, “best” is subjective, given how porous the borders of both “celebrity” and “memoir” have become.

From Los Angeles Times

At the time, they were still intensely focused on preventing terrorists trained in foreign lands from infiltrating America’s porous borders — as the 9/11 hijackers had.

From Los Angeles Times

The heist shocked France and turned a spotlight on the porous security system of the Louvre and other museums across the country that have become the target of an increasing number of robberies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The compilation accords dignity to the field and underscores the porous boundary between commercial and fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal