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noun

flexibility

CEFR B2

the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

In a sentence

Six example sentences with flexibility, each labelled with its topic.

  • Months of morning stretching gave the swimmer enough flexibility to reach both ankles without bending a knee.

    Fitness

  • The new cable's flexibility lets it fold into a pocket, while the older one cracked whenever it was coiled tightly.

    Technology

  • Copper wire has the flexibility a sculptor wants: it holds a curve, then takes a new one without snapping.

    Art

  • Bamboo scaffolding owes its safety to flexibility, bending in a typhoon where rigid steel poles might crack at the joints.

    Architecture

  • The polymer's flexibility comes from long chains that slide past one another, so the film bends without cracking.

    Science

  • Ankle flexibility lets a guard plant and pivot without pain, which is why the trainers stretch that joint before every practice.

    Basketball

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