fragile

Example Sentences

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By all accounts, the current cease-fire is fragile.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Global oil prices rose in Asian morning trade on Thursday as investors watch developments in the fragile US-Iran ceasefire.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“This is a fragile situation. You cannot ignore that,” said Ben Emons, chief investment officer at Fed Watch Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Stock-market investors were acting boldly Wednesday, but that’s in sharp contrast to the early hours of the fragile truce.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

For nearly a decade, she and my father held a fragile truce between them, with Jagu living under her care, eating meals in her room and wearing clothes that she stitched for him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee