supple

Example Sentences

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His language is supple and his portraits of characters invariably delightful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Last week, one of Italy's top luxury brands, Prada, invited journalists to its Scandicci factory outside Florence, showing the step-by-step transformation of supple leather into luxury handbags.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Years later, though, I tried lightly-grilled tofu that was soft and supple, with a lingering flavor.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

Vasan, who is as supple as she is solid, is costumed to accentuate the physical reality of a woman about to give birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

It was composed of dazzling blue metal with an almost mirror shine to it, as smooth as water, and nowhere rectilinear or planar, but all flowing contours, as supple as skin.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor