fragile
Example Sentences
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Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.
From Science Daily
Without a massively stepped-up aid effort, any truce will be fragile.
From BBC
With Mr. Jesso’s voice, we mostly hear potential, though the fragile intimacy of his delivery does have a certain homemade charm.
The war threatens the stability of the Red Sea to our East and the fragile Sahel to our West.
And I remember realizing at this young age just how fragile life is, or how close we can be to that line at almost any time.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
