Suppleness

I had rid myself of my bonds handily enough; I had rubbed my limbs to that perfect suppleness which is always desirable before a fight; and I had planned to rush out so soon as the door was swung, and kill those that came first with fist blows on the brow and chin. ❋ Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1905)

England was blessed as a nation in that the language of its principal book, as the Bible in English rapidly became, was the fountain from which flowed the lucidity, suppleness and expressive range of the greatest prose thereafter. ❋ David Teems (2012)

No matter how long you have had a scar, massage will increase its suppleness also increasing blood and energy flow. ❋ Tami Lynn Kent (2011)

I could sense behind me Artem was briefly aroused by the sight of my suppleness. ❋ Larry Strattner (2011)

With the internal massage, Jane could feel the warmth and suppleness return to her pelvic muscles. ❋ Tami Lynn Kent (2011)

Working with your points of tension, you can change these patterns to increase the suppleness and health of your root. ❋ Tami Lynn Kent (2011)

Written in seven movements for natural horn and ensemble, it was the highlight of a concert also given in Edinburgh that included Kodály's delicious Dances of Galánta and Dvorák's benevolent Fifth Symphony, drawn with suppleness and clarity by the SCO's chief conductor, Robin Ticciati. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Already a dancer of considerable suppleness and individuality he began dancing as a young boy in the Dordogne region of France, he became the point man for Pina's explorations of love and sex, striving, mortality and just about every other element of being human. ❋ Michael Kurcfeld (2012)

Bieber actually holds his own against her gusty attack, but he's no match for Usher's lounge-soul suppleness on The Christmas Song or Busta Rhymes's raucous flow on Drummer Boy. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When he'd crept up behind her in bed, pressing an unexpected erection against her tailbone, he'd put his hand on her hip and—expecting suppleness to the flesh beneath his palm, was at once surprised and terrified of the bony protrusion he encountered instead. ❋ Ann Wahlman (2011)

She called to mind her practice of yoga, and her pelvic tension released while her pelvic presence, including changes in the warmth and suppleness of her muscles, improved significantly. ❋ Tami Lynn Kent (2011)

Areas of muscular tension are the most susceptible to general injury, tearing with childbirth, or diminished vitality because a tense muscle loses the suppleness that supports its dynamic functioning. ❋ Tami Lynn Kent (2011)

It had a slightly stiff crispness, whereas the base of a truly exceptional pizza would have a real suppleness, an airiness, a chewy vibrancy of flavour. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Yes, Virginia, CA wines not only age well but take on the complexities, suppleness and sensual attractiveness we expect of older wines. ❋ Unknown (2010)