tenuous

Example Sentences

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Unless the war escalates again, even a tenuous ceasefire likely makes that still more far-fetched.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

He’s retired, and the rotation is as tenuous as ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

It comes at a tenuous time for the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

“It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have it. It just means that’s more tenuous … but I do think that we should say it’s wrong and that it’s damaging.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

The bizarre, tenuous nature of their connection struck him with new force—that a moth should be their only link.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor