fragile
Example Sentences
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At the camp, nearly 200 families are crammed into fragile shelters stitched together from straw, torn fabric and sheets of plastic.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
First of all, the Minneapolis Fed president, who is a voting member of the Fed’s interest-rate committee this year, said he wasn’t sure the fragile cease-fire with Iran would hold.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Against that backdrop, many economists think the BOT could stay on the sidelines for the rest of the year, keeping monetary settings loose to support the fragile economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
In fact, everything seemed to be drawn toward the face of this god—the dim light, the poisonous clouds, the essence of the monsters, even Annabeth’s own fragile life force.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing fragile
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