fragile
Example Sentences
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As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that their "endless nightmare" might finally end.
From Barron's
Incremental easing doesn’t inspire confidence when sentiment is fragile.
From Barron's
To many economists, the job market still looks fragile as the calendar turns, with sluggish hiring and the unemployment rate rising this year to 4.6%.
At that time, internet-related equipment makers attracted huge investments that weren’t supported by the fragile profits of dot-com companies.
With twice as many people over 50 as there are between the ages of 25 and 49, the local economy is "fragile".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
