Examples of breakable in a Sentence
a world record that may not be breakable
elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis
Recent Examples on the Web
An interactive dessert display will also be offered featuring white chocolate mousse, raspberry jam and candied hazelnuts hidden beneath a breakable chocolate heart.
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The Courier-Journal, 5 Feb. 2024
Keep in Mind The material is more breakable than other options.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
Snow crab leg shells are breakable enough for simply cracking open with your hands.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
The memoir aims for jottings that, like their subjects, are thin, breakable, and already sliding off the page.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
This unique organizer fits all kinds of ornaments—not just the breakable ones that go on trees.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
How incommensurate with our small, breakable animal bodies — this awful, awesome notion, the infinite.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
Of course, lesser bowie knives with brittle blades, blades that won’t hold an edge, and models with slender, breakable handles were quickly sifted through and discarded.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
So combinations of materials were tested for the breakable stones, and filmmakers settled on Styrofoam coated in plaster.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
The Courier-Journal, 5 Feb. 2024
Keep in Mind The material is more breakable than other options.
—Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
Snow crab leg shells are breakable enough for simply cracking open with your hands.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
The memoir aims for jottings that, like their subjects, are thin, breakable, and already sliding off the page.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
This unique organizer fits all kinds of ornaments—not just the breakable ones that go on trees.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
How incommensurate with our small, breakable animal bodies — this awful, awesome notion, the infinite.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
Of course, lesser bowie knives with brittle blades, blades that won’t hold an edge, and models with slender, breakable handles were quickly sifted through and discarded.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
So combinations of materials were tested for the breakable stones, and filmmakers settled on Styrofoam coated in plaster.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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