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.
  • His health has been fragile for years.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But that was a very fragile scene.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Her health, her heart is fragile.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Her health, her heart is fragile.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Her health, her heart is fragile.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Her health, her heart is fragile.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Will the fragile two-week cease-fire hold?
    — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Her health, her heart, is fragile.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Her health, her heart, is fragile.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Her health, her heart, is fragile.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Straight, fine, flat, and fragile strands.
    — Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Grass blades are more fragile and brittle in the cold.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This is a slow process given the fragile state of my health.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The regime has been fragile and fractured for years.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • There’s no reason to be fragile on that.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That's to show you how fragile these markets are.
    — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 2 June 2026
  • What once felt like control now feels fragile.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • This is a slow process, given the fragile state of my health.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Those have been as fragile as the wood slats on that bridge lately.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
  • An actor’s ego is a fragile thing.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
  • That’s part of life, and there are a lot of fragile emotions.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
  • Our work hadn’t always felt this fragile.
    — Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Much of it was open and grassy and studded with rocks, its soil fragile.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Don't hang a fragile quilt from a clothesline, which will stretch it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • While results were strong, morale was fragile.
    — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This is a very fragile ecosystem.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
  • He’s spent enough time around wealth and success to know how fragile both can be.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

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