fragile

[ˈfrædʒl]

Definition:
1. Easily broken or damaged or destroyed.
2. Vulnerably delicate.
3. Lacking solidity or strength.

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Use 'fragile' in a sentence:

1. The apparatus is fragile and should be handled with care.
2. In that case, climax communities would be the most fragile and the least stable, since they can require hundreds of years to return to the climax state.
3. Teacups are kids who are extremely fragile and nuanced to their own discomforts.
4. The company does not accept liability for fragile, valuable or perishable articles.
5. Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation's early leaders and the fragile nature of the country's infancy.
6. The central state, though often very rich and very populous, was intrinsically fragile.
7. Her father is now 86 and in fragile health.
8. Dr Gina Gómez, from the National Autistic Society, said research into fragile X syndrome could help understanding of certain aspects of autism.
9. The haircut emphasised her fragile beauty.
10. Her parents live in the time, desperate to protect the fragile body of her, until both passing away, also maintained that posture.
11. Progress in the development of renewables could be fragile, however, if fossil fuel prices remain low for long.
12. The incident ruptures a recent and fragile ceasefire.
13. She looked pretty and rather fragile, dressed in black velvet.
14. Their knowledge is so fragile!
15. Shakur loses his fragile grip on reality and starts blasting away at friends and foe alike.
16. Mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth.
17. He placed one hand heavily on a fragile, wobbling table.
18. The vase is beautiful, but fragile.
19. This glass disc looks very fragile.
20. Some of them are really fragile.
21. This kind of paper is too fragile.
22. The crisis comes at a fragile time for public health.
23. When snorkeling, do not touch the coral or stir up sediment, as these actions can damage the reef's fragile ecosystem.
24. I wish to forcefully grasp fragile and entirely oppositional poles, allowing them to coexist.
25. The child's health is fragile.
26. Relations between the two companies are in a fragile state.
27. He felt irritated and strangely fragile, as if he were recovering from a severe bout of flu.
28. Keep to the track, where one exists, so you lessen the chance of damaging fragile plants.
29. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or its holiness to the islands' inhabitants.
30. The reconciled reptiles rest on a fragile tile.
31. When she was found off the coast of California four years ago, the dog, was skinny and fragile.
32. It's a case of timing, dodging the minions and timing my burrowing to crack that fragile shell without pinging off the shielding.
33. It seemed to me, even, that there was nothing more fragile on all Earth.
34. The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and fragile recoveries.
35. Now it will be her job to get the Fed and the markets out of the biggest and most unconventional monetary program in history without derailing the fragile recovery.
36. The central state, though often very rich and very populous, was intrinsically fragile, since the development of new international trade routes could undermine the monetary base and erode state power.
37. Shakur loses his fragile grip on reality and starts blasting away at friends and foes alike.
38. His overall condition remained fragile.
39. The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged.
40. The vase was quite fragile so we had to wrap it in soft material before we send it by post.
41. The fragile peace was hanging by a thread as thousands of hardliners took to the streets.
42. She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform.
43. Coral reefs are one of the most fragile, biologically complex, and diverse marine ecosystems on Earth.
44. The woman's fragile face broke into a smile.
45. He leaned back in his fragile chair.
46. The economy remains extremely fragile.
47. Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecology of the coral reefs.
48. He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.
49. I'm feeling a bit fragile after last night.
50. The challenge is how to ensure food without increasing animal numbers and having an impact on fragile lands and our resource bases.
51. Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a uniquely fragile environment.
52. The Prime Minister's fragile government was on the brink of collapse.