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Flexible: meaning and example

adjective · In the sense illustrated below

Able or willing to adjust when circumstances change.

Example sentence

“A flexible schedule let the volunteers choose shifts they could manage.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

Putting it into words

In a compliment

“Thank you for being flexible when we needed to change the plan.”

At work

“Flexible in adapting workshop materials for different experience levels and access needs.”

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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