fragile

Example Sentences

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“I went from feeling so fragile and weak to so powerful,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

If they close down, it damages the increasingly fragile sense of community.

From Salon

Software stocks have been somewhat fragile in 2025 and will surely be happy to put the year behind them.

From Barron's

Assuming inflation is close to a post-tariff peak, the Fed has cut interest rates three times since September to try to prop up a fragile labor market.

From MarketWatch

“It threatens the livelihoods of the people who live and work here, undermines the region’s fragile ecosystems, and jeopardizes the long-term health of our state’s water infrastructure.”

From Los Angeles Times