brittle

Example Sentences

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Winter storms sweeping across both coasts turned holiday travel into a test of patience and exposed just how brittle the system has become.

From Salon

Extreme cold makes the most common components brittle.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are gifts that actually improve with a little time — spiced nuts, granola, brittle, caramel corn, spice blends, pickles.

From Salon

But osteoporosis has made her bones brittle, while arthritis and back problems sometimes cause agony.

From The Wall Street Journal

The timing, location, and characteristics of the signals pointed to small, brittle events that happen seasonally as water freezes and thaws inside cracks in the rock.

From Science Daily