fragile
Example Sentences
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Local agreements were described by another charity as "verbal and fragile".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Condo prices in D.C. haven’t appreciated over the last five years either, Levitch said, so as the number of listings go up and appreciation stalls, that creates a fragile environment for prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Like the fragile butterflies that flitter around Alicent after Helaena’s death, she was too good for all of this nonsense.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
But the first weeks of a red panda’s life are fragile, with a mortality rate of roughly 40% for cubs under 1 year of age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Many of his colleagues knew that he'd had some kind of breakdown during the war, and that he was still somewhat fragile, but they didn’t know much more than that.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing fragile
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