fragile

Example Sentences

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He said the story of the birth of Jesus showed that God had "pitched his fragile tent" among the people of the world.

From BBC

Many are extremely fragile and break apart before they can be recovered, which makes them especially rare.

From Science Daily

"Coexistence is not an everlasting legacy. It is not enough to have received it: it is a fragile construct," Felipe warned.

From Barron's

But real brains are not von Neumann machines, and forcing that comparison leads to shaky metaphors and fragile explanations.

From Science Daily

The vessel was discovered in 1954 in a sealed pit near the pyramids, but its excavation did not begin until 2011 due to the fragile condition of the wood.

From Barron's