Sentence examples for is elastic from inspiring English sources

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is elastic

adjective

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.

The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.

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The prose is elastic.

The New Yorker

"Time is elastic.

The Guardian - Music

"To me art is elastic.

The New York Times - Arts

This term, though, is elastic.

The Economist

Time, the great mystery, is elastic.

The Guardian - Opinion

Someone who knows that time is elastic.

The Guardian

Time is elastic, according to the needs of story.

The Guardian - Tech

It is elastic, like licorice, with a shiny, slightly oily skin.

The New York Times - Food

What is hard and stiff breaks, what is elastic gives and returns to its shape".

The New York Times

By Elizabeth Kolbert Human appetite is elastic: give us more and we'll eat more.

The New Yorker

Also, time is elastic for the couple; they are not constrained by a two-week vacation.

The New York Times

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