a 'pliant' Congress that will do whatever the President wants
a 'pliant' [=(more commonly) 'pliable'] material
the dancer's 'pliant' body
(..) Unyie... Unyielding. This belonged to Bellatrix Lestrange. And this? Hawthorn. An unicorn hair. inches. Reasonably pliant. This was the wand of Draco Malfoy. Was? Is it not still? Well, perhaps not. If you won it from him. I sense its allegiance has changed. You talk about wands, ... can think! (..)2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2