Example Sentences

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"While the advances creating flexible light-emitting diodes have been substantial, progress has leveled off in the last decade due to limitations introduced by the transparent conductor layer, limiting their stretchability."

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, the side chains determine stiffness, meaning that stiffness and stretchability can finally be controlled independently.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Because the muscle fibers are not constrained by the organization and stretchability limits of sarcomeres, visceral smooth muscle has a stress-relaxation response.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Within the world of wool socks, you’ll find different varietals—merino and cashmere, for instance—and some socks mix in a splash of nylon for stretchability.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2012

For heart patients, for those with potbellies and for those who like their stretchability under a suit, braces are more comfortable.

From Time Magazine Archive