a world record that may not be breakable
elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis
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For example, to manage very high operating temperatures, the Burevestnik missile’s reactor may have a brittle, more breakable ceramic construction.—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025 While the slower speed and emphasis on physics, from the long-distance drop of bullet trajectories to the breakable foundations of structures, are a huge part of Battlefield’s DNA, there’s also just an inherent silliness to some of the tactics that stir joy.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 Use foam sheets or acid-free tissue to wrap breakable items, such as ceramic dinnerware made from bone china, porcelain, mirrors, or lamps.—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025 Bruce Willis is the train-wreck survivor turned reluctant, quasi-immortal hero, while Samuel L. Jackson stuns as the totally breakable bad-guy mastermind.—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for breakable
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