brittle

There are beautifully brittle love songs, most memorably “Love Me Like You Used to Do,” where she’s joined by old pal and fellow non-drinker Tyler Childers.

Fear is one of the authoritarian’s topmost tools, and satire reminds us how brittle it is.

Like walking through a sparse forest in early autumn, the air sharp with smoke from a campfire, leaves underfoot brittle enough to crack.

Will Wright, UK chief executive of Interpath, said economic challenges such as "rising costs and brittle consumer confidence" had proved "too challenging to overcome" for Seraphine.

Em was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, so her family has treated her delicately her entire life.