Breakable
adjective
Something that can be easily broken.
Be cautious with the glass containers, as they are breakable.
Often appears as...
- breakable items
- breakable glass
adjective
Something that can be easily broken.
Be cautious with the glass containers, as they are breakable.
Often appears as...
- breakable items
- breakable glass
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Pro Tip 1/3Handling Care
Use 'breakable' when something needs careful handling to avoid damage.
Please mark the box as 'breakable' so the movers know to handle it gently.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Breakable' can imply emotional importance, as we often use it for items we value.
That vase is breakable, and it was my grandmother's—be very careful.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Qualities
'Breakable' often refers to materials like glass or porcelain rather than tougher substances.
Remember to pack the breakable crystal glasses in a cushioned box.
Pro Tip 1/3Handling Care
Use 'breakable' when something needs careful handling to avoid damage.
Please mark the box as 'breakable' so the movers know to handle it gently.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Breakable' can imply emotional importance, as we often use it for items we value.
That vase is breakable, and it was my grandmother's—be very careful.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Qualities
'Breakable' often refers to materials like glass or porcelain rather than tougher substances.
Remember to pack the breakable crystal glasses in a cushioned box.
Pro Tip 1/3Handling Care
Use 'breakable' when something needs careful handling to avoid damage.
Please mark the box as 'breakable' so the movers know to handle it gently.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Breakable' can imply emotional importance, as we often use it for items we value.
That vase is breakable, and it was my grandmother's—be very careful.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Qualities
'Breakable' often refers to materials like glass or porcelain rather than tougher substances.
Remember to pack the breakable crystal glasses in a cushioned box.
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Video examples
Why the pencil is...
mixing it with powdered clay and water to make a paste. From there, this paste was filled into a mold and fired in a kiln, and the result was a really strong graphite core that wasn't breakable, that was smooth, usable -- it was so much better than anything else that existed at the time,
Video examples
Forget shopping. Soon...
They were amazing -- like you can see here. But I had a few issues with them. They were made from hard plastics and that's why they were very breakable. The models couldn't sit in them, and they even got scratched from the plastics under their arms.
Video examples
Why the pencil is...
mixing it with powdered clay and water to make a paste. From there, this paste was filled into a mold and fired in a kiln, and the result was a really strong graphite core that wasn't breakable, that was smooth, usable -- it was so much better than anything else that existed at the time,
Video examples
Forget shopping. Soon...
They were amazing -- like you can see here. But I had a few issues with them. They were made from hard plastics and that's why they were very breakable. The models couldn't sit in them, and they even got scratched from the plastics under their arms.
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Quote examples
Goapele
American Musician
I think glass has so many different forms. Sometimes it comes off as something so breakable and fragile, but it's amazingly strong. It starts as sand, and it takes on different lives, but it is breakable.
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Reinhold Messner
Italian Explorer
By climbing mountains we were not learning how big we were. We were finding out how breakable, how weak and how full of fear we are.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
During the bus boycott, I was tested by fire, and I came to understand that I was not a breakable crystal figurine.
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Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
The European Union is not unbreakable; something that is breakable is extremely valuable.
Quote examples
Goapele
American Musician
I think glass has so many different forms. Sometimes it comes off as something so breakable and fragile, but it's amazingly strong. It starts as sand, and it takes on different lives, but it is breakable.
Quote examples
Reinhold Messner
Italian Explorer
By climbing mountains we were not learning how big we were. We were finding out how breakable, how weak and how full of fear we are.
Quote examples
Coretta Scott King
American Activist
During the bus boycott, I was tested by fire, and I came to understand that I was not a breakable crystal figurine.
Quote examples
Frans Timmermans
Dutch Politician
The European Union is not unbreakable; something that is breakable is extremely valuable.
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