fragile

Example Sentences

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Sustaining the protests hinges on a fragile alliance united by little more than outrage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four months into a fragile ceasefire in war-torn Gaza, most of the more than two million population relies on aid – for food, medical care and water.

From BBC

Without achieving genuine visibility into our existing systems, faster defense will be built atop fragile foundations.

From The Wall Street Journal

A fragile ceasefire followed, but the negotiations failed to bring about a ceasing of hostilities between the two sides.

From BBC

The last serious flare-up was in October, after which a fragile ceasefire brokered by Turkey and Qatar was reached.

From BBC