as in fragile
easily broken
elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they suffer from osteoporosis
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Recent Examples of breakable
Tail Partbreaker Increases part damage accumulated on breakable tails.
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Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
The Quinnipiac River was not fully frozen and had water flowing under breakable ice.
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Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2026
Osborn loves Tossware, a quality option for non-breakable drinkware with multiple styles to choose from, and it can also be reused for future events.
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Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 May 2026
Words, breakable like children’s bodies; no hand in reach where they’d be well placed, secure, no hand in reach to protect their delicate clarity.
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Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for breakable
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
The Quinnipiac River was not fully frozen and had water flowing under breakable ice.
—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
23 May 2026
Osborn loves Tossware, a quality option for non-breakable drinkware with multiple styles to choose from, and it can also be reused for future events.
—
Colleen Sullivan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 May 2026
Words, breakable like children’s bodies; no hand in reach where they’d be well placed, secure, no hand in reach to protect their delicate clarity.
—
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for breakable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakable
Adjective
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Meanwhile Karl Lagerfeld designed exquisite Weimar Kabaret-ish costumes (these ultimately proved too fragile to attach Madonna's monitoring system to.
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Gas prices ease as economic anxiety lingers Gas prices have dropped sharply in the weeks since the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, surprising analysts who had warned drivers could be in for a summer of soaring fuel costs.
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The chips beneath were noticeably thin, delicate but sturdy enough to retain their crunch.
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The war remains in a delicate ceasefire while both sides attempt to broker a permanent peace deal.
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“Breakable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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