Example Sentences

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That pliancy is part of what makes the term fun to use, and also why applying it to anyone so freely is a futile exercise.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Robert Plant’s feckless pliancy throughout is hard to square with the exploratory nature of his later work.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

Over the years, he has honed an instinct for self-preservation through pliancy, deflection, and bemused forbearance.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018

Ms. Hulland, a little too dainty when dancing alone, responded to his presence and support with all the ardent pliancy that Ashton famously required of his dancers.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2018

With a bundle of fresh clover on her head, she came up the valley on her return, looking beautiful, as the healthful exercise brought out her fine form in all its strength and pliancy.

From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold