fragile
Example Sentences
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Revealing a boundary as fragile as this paper-thin clay layer required painstaking work.
From Science Daily
Without a massively stepped-up aid effort, any truce will be fragile.
From BBC
With Mr. Jesso’s voice, we mostly hear potential, though the fragile intimacy of his delivery does have a certain homemade charm.
The war threatens the stability of the Red Sea to our East and the fragile Sahel to our West.
And I remember realizing at this young age just how fragile life is, or how close we can be to that line at almost any time.
From Los Angeles Times
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