How to Use malleable in a Sentence

malleable

adjective
Definition of malleablenext
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  • But at the same time, the bottom half of the braid needed to be malleable.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 7 May 2019
  • The cable is more malleable and feels like a toy snake.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 7 Aug. 2020
  • When urea was used in the mixture, the results were malleable and easy to shape.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2020
  • The study is the latest evidence that the mind is malleable.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 4 May 2022
  • And then there was Cobain’s voice: as thin and malleable as a sheet of, uh, lithium.
    — Brad Shoup, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2022
  • But while the spirit of the art might be malleable, the logistics are rigid.
    — Carly Stern, SFChronicle.com, 30 June 2020
  • Scientists have known for a long time that the brain is malleable.
    — Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The sugar paste is also more malleable than hard wax, which allows it to get all the way down to the root.
    — Emily Rekstis, SELF, 25 July 2018
  • Dallas has proven very malleable on the boards as a team this season.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 2 May 2022
  • After a squishy few years of malleable tax law, thanks to the pandemic, the rules are a lot tighter this year.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2023
  • That was the tip of the iceberg of a malleable concept that embraces the entire series.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The optimal slime is not too wet, not too sticky, stretchy and malleable.
    — Washington Post, 22 June 2017
  • The hefty dose of baubles creates the illusion of malleable metal snaking its way up the stairs.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The final dough should be smooth, and slightly sticky but still malleable.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Soft and malleable, great for cuddling, and there’s candy in the pocket!
    — Claire Wyman, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The ropes are a malleable form, one that shifts according to our own movements.
    — Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • The weather forecast for the weekend is still malleable.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Classic wax looks a bit like a crumbly Cool Whip, while budder is smoother and more malleable.
    — Stacey McKenna, USA TODAY, 15 July 2019
  • But by then Democrats will have changed their malleable minds to favor keeping it.
    — George Will, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2019
  • This bra comes with malleable foam cups that'll conform to your unique breast shape for light support.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Though malleable, the boots are also waterproof and sturdy, with an iron plate in the sole.
    — Susan Scutti, CNN, 24 Apr. 2018
  • At most, in a way only tiny, crunchy, malleable ice pebbles can do.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 May 2024
  • Fashion is made of soft goods—things in every sense, malleable.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
  • This was the South, where history and culture are less malleable.
    — John Kass, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 Aug. 2017
  • At the time of birth, a baby's skull is soft and malleable, with gaps in between the plates of the bone (this is why babies have a soft spot at the top of their head!).
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2017
  • This is especially true during the first few years of life, when the brain is most malleable.
    — Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018
  • FC Cincinnati's roster is still malleable, and the club's been shopping around the globe to fill voids in its setup for months.
    — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The formula does dry down but not all the way, which means the inky black color stays malleable on your lashes and doesn't flake.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Nov. 2019
  • And Trump has proved to be malleable in the face of criticism from his base; his shift on vaccines is evidence enough of that.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • Durable and malleable, there are no real substitutes for plastics.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 24 Sep. 2024

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