tenuous

Example Sentences

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But as the tenuous ceasefire remains in place, there is little evidence of any significant result for Trump on the nuclear issue.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Unless the war escalates again, even a tenuous ceasefire likely makes that still more far-fetched.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

It only got uglier from there, leaving the Trojans’ tournament hopes in a tenuous place and their frustrated head coach with his own head in his hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Yet it’s still a tenuous time, said Laura Ullrich, Indeed Hiring Lab’s director of economic research in North America.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

How unassailable the citadel looked from below, she thought, and yet how tenuous their life was in it.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor