brittle

Example Sentences

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Confidence in the software sector is brittle and AI fears are dominating investor sentiment.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

As societies emerged, we began to develop egos, those brittle parts of our selves taxed with negotiating between our primal urges and the constraints of a civilized order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

We move in a familiar loop: outrage at dysfunction, ritualized critique, then a quiet hope that the same brittle systems will somehow stabilize themselves when the stakes get high.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

When the rock loses this water, it becomes weaker and more brittle.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

The Director lets out a raw, brittle laugh.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed