frail

Example Sentences

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Mr. Nolte’s voice is so frail and thin that he’s difficult to understand in the role; he hardly seems like the sort of intimidating figure he’s meant to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

Besides, even if I had wanted to flee, Father had become so frail in body and mind that he could not have endured such a journey.

From Literature

His muscles wasted away, he seemed to shrink and hunch over, and within a few months, he was small and frail.

From Literature

Current Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointed to elevated inflation and some improvement in a frail labor market to justify standing pat.

From MarketWatch

According to the release, Salmonella “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly individuals, and others with weakened immune systems.”

From Salon