delicate

Example Sentences

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“Layoffs remain quite low, keeping the labor market in a delicate balance.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Fed chair Jerome Powell has described the economy as being in a delicate balance, with muted job creation but also relatively limited job cuts.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Although his health appears good at this time, he is at a delicate stage, and the Zoo will monitor him closely as he grows,” the Oakland Zoo said in a statement Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The glass replicas of flowers are so delicate and precise that the narrator sees them “as organic one instant and as artificial the next.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Thus, the idea that this unwelcome stranger would bring mayhem to their delicate balance was detestable.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman