brittle

Example Sentences

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A renowned theater director who has embarked on a kind of permanent vacation in his 60s, he continues: “I am wifeless, childless, brotherless, sisterless, I am my well-known self, made glittering and brittle by fame.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Confidence in the software sector is brittle and AI fears are dominating investor sentiment.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

We move in a familiar loop: outrage at dysfunction, ritualized critique, then a quiet hope that the same brittle systems will somehow stabilize themselves when the stakes get high.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

When the rock loses this water, it becomes weaker and more brittle.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Sahil’s voice was brittle, on the edge of snapping.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon