fragile

Example Sentences

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Consumer confidence dropped in January to the lowest level recorded by The Conference Board’s survey in more than a decade, a warning sign that a relatively steady stretch of economic data may yet prove fragile.

From The Wall Street Journal

She sits looking out to the sea and strums the oud lightly as if it were fragile.

From Literature

Their unusual preservation has drawn intense interest from scientists, who want to understand how such fragile life forms were recorded so clearly in sandstone.

From Science Daily

But there is no doubt that the competitive integrity of college basketball is more fragile than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal

To observe this fragile process, the researchers designed a specialized experimental setup.

From Science Daily