How to Use fragile in a Sentence

fragile

adjective

• The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.
• Her health has always been very fragile.
• He is in an emotionally fragile state.
• Life is fragile and fleeting, and love is all that matters.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
• The porcelain material is quite fragile and might chip with heavy use.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
• These cracks throughout the system have shown how fragile our global supply chain has become.
  — Daniel Riedel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
• Ilka disappeared from the screen and returned holding up a fragile postcard.
  — Lore Segal, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
• To construct the train infrastructure requires driving long piles deep into the ground, which poses a grave threat to this fragile ecosystem.
  — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
• This layer has been fragile for decades as the result of chemicals used as refrigerants and propellants that destroy ozone, a compound made of three oxygen atoms.
  — Eric Niiler, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
• The fragile state of its economy and domestic politics is another motivation for Iran to hold its fire.
  — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
• The couple, who both work for a company that shuttles elderly and fragile clients to their medical appointments, jumped into their company cars and left for work.
  — Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2023
• In Los Angeles, where the infrastructure is notoriously fragile in the face of heavy rain or floods, some of the scenes have been surreal.
  — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
• One aim is to maintain a premium guest experience; another is to help protect — and even regenerate — the fragile Red Sea ecosystem.
  — Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
• The government will cover the cost of the moves and damage done to many of the fragile structures.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
• Such a fragile, thin-skinned pol doesn’t deserve to be in City Hall.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• This year, as with much of the economy, success on the road seems more fragile.
  — Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 6 June 2024
• Still, the peace fostered by the Good Friday Agreement is a fragile one.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• For very fragile or heavy fixtures, get a partner to help.
  — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
• The tea infuser basket is on the smaller side and can be fragile.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 June 2023
• In the meantime, the park service asks visitors to be mindful that the trees are fragile.
  — Emma Ricketts, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• As the orcas rammed the fragile inflatable, Lang zoned out again, but this time with a feeling of awe.
  — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
• Typically the first to pop up in the state are black morels, which are difficult to spot and a bit more fragile.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
• Their eyes were sunken into their faces, their skeletal frames thin and fragile.
  — Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
• The pandemic reminded the well-heeled that life could be fragile and short.
  — Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 8 Dec. 2023
• The Kung Fu Panda films are like a neon sign of a yin and yang, a fragile balance of philosophy and fat jokes.
  — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• Such roots are what hold the fragile, constantly eroding soil in place.
  — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
• But the post explained how the food source disrupted the cave’s fragile ecology and sparked mold growth.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
• The remaining artwork is the most fragile and tied to the lakeside environment of the home.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
• Some blamed the house itself — maybe one that was too expensive or needed too much work — for the collapse of a fragile union.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• Most notable are the heartfelt lyrics about having a fragile heart and not knowing how to handle a breakup.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024