Want to use Fragile correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like delicate or weak.
Fragile in a sentence
Fragile meaning
- Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
- Readily disrupted or destroyed.
- Feeling weak or easily disturbed as a result of illness.
Example sentences (20)
Dividers or trays can be added to help organise small items and foam inserts can be used to protect fragile items.
Filled with centuries of fragile alliances, betrayal, and drama, often questions the value and beauty of human life.
Those things are only dangerous to the ultra rich who depend on an anxious and economically fragile working class.
Too often this campaign a 1-0 advantage has seemed fragile, to the point it has appeared a burden on the players.
Vallow's attorneys cited her 'fragile' mental state, asking if she could be excused during the detective's testimony.
Weaker cameras than most flagships, more fragile displays due to more moving parts, and prohibitive price points.
Thus, if the North American advertising industry continues to be fragile, Snap's potential will likely remain limited.
It aims to alter the fragile balance of power that has kept Israel afloat, both nationally and internationally.
A fragile accord between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ripped open in April.
A recent spike in clashes is threatening a fragile peace between the Philippine government and Moro Muslims in Mindanao.
This combination of high tech elements could offer a layer of defense for fragile ecosystems across the globe.
The outer skin of the lava is cooled quickly by the air and forms volcanic glass that freezes this fragile moment in time.
They found nearly two thirds (60%) of care homes were already financially fragile as the pandemic took hold.
Freedom of expression remains partial and fragile in Uzbekistan, but a limited recent opening may be impossible to reverse.
A quasi-novelistic saga of the streets, it continues to immerse us in a fragile community and to probe failing social systems.
The five upset wins in 2022, in districts that had previously voted for Biden, are particularly fragile.
Compulsory heterosexuality and gender conformity is so manufactured, so fragile, that it requires heavy policing and enforcement.
In his eight months as speaker, McCarthy has at times surprised Washington with his ability to maneuver with his fragile majority.
Because that’s what Ellie has become to him, a daughter, as fragile as Sarah () was when she died.
And there is an awareness in all three countries that the progress that has been made is fragile.
Common combinations with fragile
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fragile 35×
- and fragile 13×
- already fragile 12×
- fragile and 9×
- is fragile 8×
- more fragile 7×
- fragile state 7×
- in fragile 6×
- of fragile 6×
- fragile ecosystems 6×
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