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.
• That’s part of life, and there are a lot of fragile emotions.
  — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
• At the Howards’ house, Suze has Lexi hide all the knives in the house in the bushes; Cassie is very fragile right now.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 14 Feb. 2022
• The Spurs’ news in the last week has reminded the NBA world how fragile life can be.
  — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
• The government will cover the cost of the moves and damage done to many of the fragile structures.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
• Such a fragile, thin-skinned pol doesn’t deserve to be in City Hall.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The windows were so fragile that the glass would shatter when students bounced a ball on the gym floor.
  — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2022
• Wood floors may look fragile and hard to care for, but nothing could be further from the truth.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022
• This year, as with much of the economy, success on the road seems more fragile.
  — Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, 6 June 2024
• The structure’s semi-domes are attached to the main one by fragile joints.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
• Still, the peace fostered by the Good Friday Agreement is a fragile one.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• The ceasefire and hostage release plan is very fragile.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
• Life is fragile and fleeting, and love is all that matters.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
• Matt was so fragile in that moment, and the eerie respectful silence on set added to the weight of it.
  — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2022
• The news comes even as talks over the fragile ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas take place.
  — Lauren Izso, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
• For very fragile or heavy fixtures, get a partner to help.
  — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2023
• The trips to North Carolina forged for me a bond with my fragile and unaware 14-year-old son, who is now 36.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 1 July 2022
• The tea infuser basket is on the smaller side and can be fragile.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 June 2023
• Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.
  — Eric Morgan, Wired News, 10 May 2025
• In the meantime, the park service asks visitors to be mindful that the trees are fragile.
  — Emma Ricketts, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2023
• Drake did appear to address his less fragile opp, Lamar, at the beginning of the stream.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
• As the orcas rammed the fragile inflatable, Lang zoned out again, but this time with a feeling of awe.
  — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
• But eggs are much more fragile, and they can get damaged during the freezing process.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2022
• Typically the first to pop up in the state are black morels, which are difficult to spot and a bit more fragile.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
• This marks its eighth decline in the past nine sessions, a stark reminder of how fragile the tech rally can be.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
• That shines a light on the dilemma: her engagement is fragile.
  — Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
• That’s where trust can become fragile if leaders start to chase proxies instead of performance.
  — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
• One or even two pink-collar jobs means a fragile hold in the middle class (at best); the best defense against downward mobility is a blue-collar job, only 17 percent of which are held by women.
  — Joan C. Williams june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025