vulnerable

Example Sentences

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It made Earth look vulnerable, and at a time of global division and tension during the Cold War, it reminded many viewers that we share this one planet.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Even cargo vessels under naval protection can be vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

London looks vulnerable, with its City airport already reducing flights.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

She typically acts unbothered, but on this vulnerable track, she sheds a little light on her lover girl personality as she romanticizes all the ways she wants to build a life with a new man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Those were the kinds of people the beast seemed to always pick—the defenseless, the vulnerable.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray