How to Use pliant in a Sentence

pliant

adjective

• Then serve it with something pliant to soak up the sauce.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2017
• The meat was pliant and custard-like, steamed to the texture of trembly silk.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2021
• The dumplings were soft and pliant on one side and perfectly browned and crisp on the other.
  — Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2018
• Standard air springs keep the ride pliant and can raise the ute by up to 1.8 inches or lower it by 2.0.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 15 Jan. 2020
• The crust is crisp but still pliant; foldable, but not floppy.
  — Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
• The pleasure here lies in the riot of textures: raw bite from minced onion, pliant crunch from the cheese shreds that hit the grill, and the deeply juicy filling of beef and cheese.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• All the tough pieces of the leaves of kale are cut away, with the pliant parts then chiffonaded into a fluffy mountain.
  — Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017
• In 2018, an even more pliant body, the supreme electoral court, ratified the verdict.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2020
• Her nutty toffee ice cream, swirled with whole and chopped pecans, is rich and chewy, like pecan pie in a cup, and stays pliant and soft in the freezer for weeks.
  — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• News outlets that for so long had been pliant to Castro could not ignore the outcry.
  — Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024
• The Super Stretch pants are pliant enough for climbing, with the pockets and seams of everyday pants.
  — Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 1 June 2018
• At that rehearsal, the floor of the studio suddenly seemed to feel softer, warmer, more pliant.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
• In the sublime Adagietto, the string sound was glowing and plush; the phrasing urgent yet pliant.
  — New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
• In the worst case, with a sufficiently pliant Congress, Mr. Trump could roll back a decade of progress on climate change.
  — Justin Gillis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2017
• But even installing a more pliant director may not do him much good.
  — vanityfair.com, 11 May 2017
• It has not been quashed, as claimed by those in the government who seek to bury it and as reported in the pliant Spanish media.
  — Time, 21 Oct. 2019
• Chassis settings are pliant to the point of sometimes feeling soft.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 June 2022
• The testicles feel almost real — the skin is soft and gently wrinkly; the ball itself is firm, but pliant.
  — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 13 May 2018
• In Normal driving mode, the ride is pliant and comfortable.
  — Brian Wong, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2018
• The fans brought up onstage to learn choreography with Jayne were happy and pliant.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• The roasted carrots are cooked to a pliant, mellow sweetness that ricochets off the tart pickles and the crunch of the raw vegetables.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
• Now Putin’s aggression would again ring down the Curtain and return to Russia as much of the world as a pliant or weakened West is willing to cede.
  — Robert Peterson, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2017
• The real continuity, though, is the singer's pliant tenor that navigates each mood and style.
  — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
• They're placed atop pliant injera, the sourdough flatbread that's both tasty platter and utensil.
  — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2021
• The rice was not as long as basmati, nor as short as sticky rice, but a size in between, round through the middle with little adhesion and a firm but pliant texture.
  — New York Times, 11 Nov. 2021
• His two top lieutenants are vying for his spot, but Trump may seek to handpick a more pliant acolyte to the powerful position.
  — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Some have asked the president for permission to stay on for the rest of their six-year terms, but critics fear the only judges to be granted that permission will be the pliant ones.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Armiliato’s urgent yet pliant pacing breathed with the singers yet refused to allow rhythms to slacken or the long line to sag.
  — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• The corn tortillas help quesadillas achieve excellence, for once: thick but pliant, not too cheesy, served with limey, oniony, chunky guacamole.
  — Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
• Apollonia had evolved from feisty but pliant Galatea to confident creative force.
  — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Dec 2024