vulnerable

Example Sentences

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These structures form when newly produced RNA fails to separate from the DNA strand it was copied from, leaving one side of the DNA exposed and vulnerable.

From Science Daily

Commission Chair Haley Broder described the inmates as “some of the most vulnerable women on earth. They can’t do anything; they’re locked in cells and being retaliated against if they report it.”

From Los Angeles Times

The rise of single, white-collar female consumers has boosted sales of boutique fitness memberships, wellness treatments, cosmetics, and personal-care products—categories less vulnerable to the weak property market.

From Barron's

Michael Neser – 7 – Australia's top performer in the first innings with both bat and ball, though could be vulnerable if Sydney is flat.

From BBC

But in the Southland, no place was hit harder than Wrightwood, where terrain is vulnerable to a heavy downpour because of the 56,000-acre Bridge fire that burned in the area last year.

From Los Angeles Times