Examples of frangible in a Sentence
frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party
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Japanese officials confirmed that localizer structures near runways were sufficiently frangible.
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Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The barrier at the edge of the runway at Muan International Airport did not appear to be frangible, or have the ability to break apart, according to video footage and expert analysis, something investigators are likely to focus on.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Solid fences are safer today thanks to safety features like frangible pins and MIM clips that make a fence fall or collapse when hit.
—Olivia Hampton, NPR, 5 June 2024
If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat’s engine.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt—which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight—broke off.
—The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019
Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects.
—Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018
Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
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Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The barrier at the edge of the runway at Muan International Airport did not appear to be frangible, or have the ability to break apart, according to video footage and expert analysis, something investigators are likely to focus on.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Solid fences are safer today thanks to safety features like frangible pins and MIM clips that make a fence fall or collapse when hit.
—Olivia Hampton, NPR, 5 June 2024
If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat’s engine.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round.
—New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt—which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight—broke off.
—The Economist, 6 Sep. 2019
Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects.
—Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2018
Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students.
—Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
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“Frangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frangible. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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