How to Use vulnerable in a Sentence

vulnerable

adjective

• The troops were in a vulnerable position.
• The fort was undefended and vulnerable.
• He was very vulnerable after his divorce.
• And what does helping the vulnerable do to the rescuers and the rescued?
  — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2017
• And the poorest and most vulnerable are on the front line of crisis.
  — Sophia Saifi, CNN, 25 July 2022
• But when the wind is calm and players can launch the ball high, the courses are vulnerable to low scores.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 July 2019
• For me, punk is about being kind to the most vulnerable.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2021
• That means vulnerable countries could be in for a shock when the bank takes the money away.
  — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 14 June 2018
• The most vulnerable are children between the ages of six and fifty-nine months.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
• The Jaguars' secondary was up and down, vulnerable to giving up the big play a few times.
  — John Reid, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2021
• South Africa and Italy were able to limit Sweden in the run of play, but were vulnerable to set pieces.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
• But this show has taught me that I'm allowed to be vulnerable.
  — Samantha Incorvaia, azcentral, 8 June 2019
• The lenses in children’s eyes are clear and thus more vulnerable to light.
  — Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 14 July 2017
• At core, this is a question of helping the most vulnerable among us.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2021
• Some women don’t have a lot of friends; that makes them vulnerable to abuse.
  — Sandra Shea, Philly.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• And it’s left the entire country, and the world that consumes its wares, vulnerable.
  — Madeline Ashby, WIRED, 17 July 2023
• There are concerns that the US is even more vulnerable.
  — Morgan Meaker, Wired, 28 Feb. 2022
• Make sure the elderly, the vulnerable, stay in one room.
  — Fox News, 26 Mar. 2020
• The ship made a beeline directly to the pier that was vulnerable.
  — CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
• There are many reasons why the young brain is so vulnerable.
  — Frederica Perera, Time, 21 Nov. 2022
• As in other parts of the world, unscrupulous lenders prey on the most vulnerable.
  — The Economist, 2 Nov. 2017
• It can’t be helped, and these kids are among the most vulnerable to infection.
  — al, 25 Mar. 2020
• Oregon crept closer to the big time, but looked and felt vulnerable.
  — John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2019
• Children and teens are vulnerable, and that’s why there are laws to protect them.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2021
• All locations along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts are vulnerable to storm surge.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
• Will this do enough to ensure vaccines go to the most vulnerable or needy of school aged children?
  — CBS News, 25 Oct. 2021
• Women who are at their most vulnerable and are most in need.
  — Hillary Kelly, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2017
• Arizona's weather:Kids are some of the most vulnerable to heat.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2024
• Given its low stock price and the recent string of investor interest in department stores, including Kohl’s and Macy’s, Nordstrom could be vulnerable to takeover offers.
  — David Moin, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
• Two recent cases – a child in California and a teen in Canada– may indicate that young people with immature immune systems are more vulnerable than adults to the virus.
  — Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024