fragile
Example Sentences
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High surf pounded the region’s increasingly fragile coastline from Malibu to San Diego, and experts say it could be only a taste of what is ahead as the El Niño forecast continues to strengthen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Sylvester, sister,” Bernhard coos, “You were so beautiful, you were so fragile, you were so . . . real.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
But the deal sets the state for new battles likely to test the fragile peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The situation at the front is very fragile."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Back in the darkest corner of my heart it lay, so well pressed that its fragile edges might chip, break off, even disintegrate if I tried to touch it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing fragile
Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "F"
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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