How to Use malleable in a Sentence

malleable

adjective
  • 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
  • This was the South, where history and culture are less malleable.
    John Kass, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 Aug. 2017
  • This is especially true during the first few years of life, when the brain is most malleable.
    Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2018
  • In fact, some users take psychedelics for the express purpose of making their brain a little more malleable.
    Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Made of soft suede, these gloves will fit and protect tiny hands from thorns, stone, and splinters, while still being malleable.
    Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2020
  • Her in-the-pocket playing is malleable and by turns fluid, funky and super-heavy.
    Katherine Turman, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But what if what our preferences are malleable, like our brains?
    Jill Barth, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • To be malleable and gluey enough to hold shapes, snow needs to contain 3 to 5 percent liquid water.
    Malia Wollan, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2020
  • This turns the entire game world into something that feels malleable.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • As small business owners, the Mells are nothing if not malleable.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2021

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