SUSCEPTIBLE in a Sentence
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24 example sentences for SUSCEPTIBLE, such as:
1. I myself am peculiarly susceptible to draughts.
2. A signed agreement is not susceptible of change.
3. These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
4. The operation had left her susceptible to infection.
5. The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.
2. A signed agreement is not susceptible of change.
3. These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
4. The operation had left her susceptible to infection.
5. The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SUSCEPTIBLE
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susceptible
a. (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of
a. easily impressed emotionally
Classic Sentence:
1 The intrepid treasure-seeker walked round it, and, selecting the spot from whence it appeared most susceptible to attack, placed his lever in one of the crevices, and strained every nerve to move the mass.
2 Signor Pastrini," returned Franz, "you are more susceptible than Cassandra, who was a prophetess, and yet no one believed her; while you, at least, are sure of the credence of half your audience.
3 I myself am peculiarly susceptible to draughts.
4 But even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others.
5 If she replied to it in a serious spirit it would still leave in his mind the impression that she had in a susceptible moment yielded to his influence.
6 The girl, who was not quite so susceptible, had run upstairs meanwhile; and now returned with a request that Mr. Bumble would follow her immediately: which he did.
7 Both were susceptible, in the highest degree, of the sort of hideous progress which is accomplished in the direction of evil.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
8 "Go on, Signor Pastrini," continued Franz, smiling at his friend's susceptibility.
9 I believe she had not shown much susceptibility up to that time; but all the susceptibility she possessed certainly came out then, and she passionately loved him.
10 The excessive physical charm of the Creole had first attracted her, for Edna had a sensuous susceptibility to beauty.
11 D'Artagnan, then, remained majestic and intact in his susceptibility, till he came to this unlucky city of Meung.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
Context Highlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER
12 But she was growing less sensitive on such points: a hard glaze of indifference was fast forming over her delicacies and susceptibilities, and each concession to expediency hardened the surface a little more.
13 There was one way and only one in which he offended the susceptibilities of his co-religionists.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
14 If any French reader object to having his susceptibilities offended, one would have to refrain from repeating in his presence what is perhaps the finest reply that a Frenchman ever made.
Example Sentence:
1 A signed agreement is not susceptible of change.
2 There are few known diseases which are not susceptible to medical treatment.
3 Shakespeare's plays are susceptible to various interpretations.
4 The facts are susceptible of various interpretations.
5 Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.
6 The operation had left her susceptible to infection.
7 These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
8 We don't really know how our current immunization schedule might affect certain susceptible populations.
9 Security experts are urging PC users to temporarily stop browsing the Web with Internet Explorer, saying a newly identified bug makes computers susceptible to attack by hackers.
10 One of the side effects of the drug is an increased susceptibility to infections.