fragile
Example Sentences
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The hand-operated ones are too complicated or too fragile to allow for regular lifting and lowering.
As Los Padres National Forest spokesman Andrew Madsen warned, “the foothills of Santa Barbara are especially fragile and hiking is especially precarious in the aftermath of heavy rains.”
From Los Angeles Times
But Australia have the prolific Head, the opportunity to go beyond England's score on Tuesday and the potential of pressuring the fragile visitors in the third innings.
From BBC
The country’s fragile birth in 1776 was as contested as its 100th birthday.
From Salon
Each additional procedure can increase the risk of further injury to the already fragile tissue.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
