brittle

Example Sentences

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Investor sentiment in the software sector remains brittle due to AI fears, with Anthropic set to demonstrate Claude’s capabilities.

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

The brittle, acoustically reflective shell combines with its curved, hollow shape to act as a Helmholtz resonator, rendering ambient background noise into the sound of the surf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

However, Conservative peer Lord Shinkwin, who has rare brittle bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta, argued that peers had already "been generous with our time".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The grass in our new yard was as brown and crunchy as peanut brittle.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry