How to Use frailty in a Sentence

frailty

noun
  • We can no longer be surprised by the frailties of our political leaders.
  • Set-piece frailty Fed up hearing about set pieces?
    — The Athletic's Liverpool Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Help was needed because of that very frailty in the first place.
    — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Only those with mental frailty would land there.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Her gait is so constrained by her frailty that her feet hardly leave the ground.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • There’s a dancing-on-the-edge vibe to it all, a sense of courageous frailty.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
  • One area where the need is especially clear is frailty.
    — Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
  • There, older adults who are candidates for surgery are screened for frailty.
    — Judith Graham, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • In that moment the frailty of it all, and the beauty, was almost too much to bear.
    — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There’s too much human frailty, and human genius, to take the soul out of the games.
    — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
  • There was fear that James’ age and Davis’ frailty would be catching up to them.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Halifax was no stranger to human frailty.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The human frailty caught in the image is what is haunting to Braun.
    — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The movie is a tribute to the beauty and frailty of friendship, our critic writes.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
  • Exercise can help counter the growing frailty that aging may bring.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Covid exposed the frailty of life and forced many to challenge their views on work and location.
    — Jerry Cahn, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • The strength of her mind stands in contrast with the weakness and frailty of her body and condition.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Aiming for close to 30-40 grams per meal can prevent frailty.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Her flaws and frailties are a major part of the story, and one of its most startling and thrilling ideas.
    — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2018
  • But a less discussed part of the study suggests a way of circumventing our frailty.
    — Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
  • By design, the film catches Enzo at a moment of frailty and strain.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • But the way to move forward is to admit your faults and frailties, and to seek to be forgiven.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Investors see more room for stocks to run despite the economy showing signs of frailty.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But people with dementia decline over years and years, and frailty is part of that decline.
    — Jeanne Erdmann, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
  • But even people who knew Biden well were shocked at his frailty and cognitive decline.
    — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
  • Her frailty has confined her to a wheelchair and necessitates round-the-clock care.
    — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 31 May 2018
  • The two most common drivers of that, Haver said, are dementia and frailty.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Both larger-than-life characters have their frailties.
    — Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Both larger-than-life characters have their frailties.
    — Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The Rangers’ biggest flaw, though, is the bullpen and its frailty was exposed again Wednesday.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 4 May 2023

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