breakable
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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International aviation safety guidelines state that such navigation structures should be made of frangible, or breakable, material -- a recommendation not followed at the Muan airport.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
But just remember to keep anything breakable out of arm and leg reach.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
Publishing in Polymer Chemistry, they made a series of polymer gels with breakable bonds incorporated into different parts of the structure, and tested whether the properties changed after the gel was degraded and reformed.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
Submissions, on the whole, must be measurable, breakable and provable.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023
She says she named me Sparrow because I was so small and brown, almost breakable, but so strong.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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