How to Use susceptible in a Sentence

susceptible

adjective

• The virus can infect susceptible individuals.
• Wet leaves in the cool hours are susceptible to molds and mildew.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
• Dull tools can leave tears and rough cuts that make the shrub susceptible to diseases and pests.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
• That’s the type of voter who would be most susceptible to an ad blitz focused on crime.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
• Doesn’t this make the bones more susceptible to bone breakage?
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022
• The flip side, of course, is that many jobs are susceptible to AI disruption.
  — Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
• Cruise ships have also been susceptible to norovirus, and outbreaks are tracked by the CDC.
  — Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
• Glossy porcelain sinks are susceptible to rust and stains like white sinks are.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2022
• But here’s a paradox to all of this: women who dress in, well, less, are less susceptible to feeling the cold.
  — Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
• Or why people do things that go against their self-interest and are susceptible to the lure of a cult.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
• Callery pear has a weak wood and branch structure and is susceptible to ice storm damage.
  — oregonlive, 7 May 2022
• Coastal regions are susceptible to a host of threats due to climate change.
  — David L. Coddoncontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
• In some cases, these changes to the cornea can lead to keratoconus—a bulging of the cornea—in susceptible people.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
• The pair represent quite a challenge for a defense that has been susceptible to the big play.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• Bulls are still susceptible to a second-quarter slip, but made up for it in the third quarter.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
• That killed even more prairie dogs and ferrets, both of which are highly susceptible to the disease.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
• Mink appear to be highly susceptible to the virus, and in some cases have spread it to humans.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2022
• Injuries happen in the NHL all the time, but some roles and positions are more susceptible to them.
  — Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
• The researchers found that young voters are more susceptible to this.
  — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2024
• Three of these bleaching events, which make corals more susceptible to disease and death, have happened in the last six years alone.
  — Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
• Drought stress makes trees more susceptible to pests and diseases.
  — oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
• Trees with dead and dying limbs, brown needles and leaves, and dropped leaves would be susceptible to storm damage.
  — Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
• All human beings are susceptible to this urge, not least the members of his own tribe.
  — Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
• Young people tend to be more susceptible to peer pressure than adults, Mueller said.
  — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
• Keep in Mind The acrylic is susceptible to frequent scratches.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
• As a result, much of Maui's west side became a dry dust bowl susceptible to wildfires.
  — John Wogan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2024
• This can lead to thin areas that are susceptible to abrasion.
  — Scott Douglas, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2023
• Birds are susceptible to contracting the virus, and such deaths would be a clear signal the disease is spreading.
  — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
• Veen likely will always be susceptible to catching up to a high fastball.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
• Children younger than age 5 are particularly susceptible to health complications from measles.
  — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025