brittle
Example Sentences
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None of this is to scoff at the concerns of Ms. Brittle and neighbors who oppose the Arlington plan.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2023
Brittle said our brains can fixate on a breakup until we feel the end is resolved.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
In the magazine Brittle Paper, which published comments from 103 African writers about the significance of Gurnah’s work, several writers said they hoped the prize would raise his global profile.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2021
His ex-partner June Brittle, who has since died, was with him.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2021
Brittle thistles and fluffy grass'd grown elbow-high, so you waded rather than walked.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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