fragile

Example Sentences

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President Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back attacks in Lebanon, aiming to protect a fragile cease-fire and coming U.S.-Iran talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Many China hawks in the administration have taken to gallows humor, calling the shift the ‘Busan Freeze,’ named for the South Korea meeting between the leaders that produced a fragile trade detente.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For a fragile Spurs side seemingly out of ideas, perhaps his choreographed style of play can simplify the decision-making process for players, and help them pick up the points they desperately need to survive.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The two-week truce is by all accounts fragile, and there is little evidence that the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil typically passes, has reopened.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She was too fragile to be caught in a crowd.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish