fragile
Example Sentences
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Researchers say discoveries like this are also important for protecting fragile ocean ecosystems that remain poorly understood.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
—Eurozone yields fall by more than their U.S. peers due to a more fragile eurozone economic outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The relationship between the United States and Cuba - already strained and fragile for decades - has been rapidly deteriorating in recent weeks.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
"With the best will in the world, the poorest and most fragile countries just haven't got money sitting in the bank to do that, so things will get neglected across a range of areas."
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Her thin body seems so fragile she might break.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
Vocabulary lists containing fragile
Give Me a Break!: Fract and Frag
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "F"
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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