fragile
Example Sentences
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But first, somebody has to pack it all up — all 3.5 million fossils, each fragile and irreplaceable, like a house move out of a nightmare.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
However, qubits, which are usually electrons or photons, work in a fragile environment, meaning there are often errors, especially when scaling up.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Developments in the Gulf region suggest Israel has reached a cease-fire agreement with Lebanon, but a similar extension of the fragile truce between the U.S. and Iran remains elusive.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Serious reservations about the journey have been raised by many in France's art world, who say the tapestry is too fragile and too important to move.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
We ended up sitting together, dissecting our evening with Captain Carroll and the fragile peace that had settled over Haiti.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing fragile
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