Sentence examples for is pliant from inspiring English sources
adjective
Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax.
Thailand's legal system is pliant, its government unconcerned with freedom of speech or labour rights.
Reminiscent of the heroines of Bainbridge's early fiction, Rose proves as prickly as she is pliant.
The splints are coiled and soaked until each is pliant enough to be peeled in two.
The press is kind; the Congress is pliant; the country loves you.
Bamboo is straight (honest) and strong; it is pliant but resilient.
But the show also includes references to Buddha, and one might reflect that while playing around with images of Jesus might be taboo, Buddha is pliant.
Sautéed silkworm larvae in Thailand are pliant, they're like little pillows.
Curiously, the scallops were served at room temperature, but were pliant, not rubbery.
On theoretical grounds, he should have an iron will, instead of being pliant, docile, compromising.
It is a comfortable-seeming thing, flexible without being adjustable, giving without being pliant.
"This is my bargain with myself," he said, gyrating on legs that are pliant but precise.
