putty

Example Sentences

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The business of the North American Toy Fair, an annual showcase of the latest in silly putty, monster trucks and board games, is fun.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Tucked inside Aardman’s putty preoccupations is a potent philosophical statement about the irreplaceable quality of the human touch.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

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

As Gulley and Benn made repeated trips to Ngozumpa Glacier, they saw that narrow passages often squeezed shut from one year to the next—the glacial ice oozing inward like silly putty.

From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024

Except for her receding chin Turtle Wexler looked every inch the witch, her dark unbraided hair streaming wild in the wind from under her peaked hat, a putty wart pasted on her small beaked nose.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin