How to Use vulnerable in a Sentence

vulnerable

adjective

• The troops were in a vulnerable position.
• The fort was undefended and vulnerable.
• He was very vulnerable after his divorce.
• But the field is still small and vulnerable.
  — Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
• Who looked out for the most vulnerable?
  — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
• His writing about all of this is some of his best and most vulnerable.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
• The orangutans’ deaths are a huge blow to a very vulnerable species.
  — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
• All of us felt very vulnerable.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
• Some groups are more vulnerable than others, the study found.
  — Dr. Megan Still, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
• Be sure to check on those who are vulnerable in these types of conditions.
  — Janice Dean, Fox News, 6 July 2022
• And the poorest and most vulnerable are on the front line of crisis.
  — Sophia Saifi, CNN, 25 July 2022
• That means vulnerable countries could be in for a shock when the bank takes the money away.
  — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 14 June 2018
• At core, this is a question of helping the most vulnerable among us.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2021
• The Iran war came at a vulnerable moment for the state.
  — Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
• But this show has taught me that I'm allowed to be vulnerable.
  — Samantha Incorvaia, azcentral, 8 June 2019
• The most vulnerable are children between the ages of six and fifty-nine months.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
• The lenses in children’s eyes are clear and thus more vulnerable to light.
  — Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 14 July 2017
• It can’t be helped, and these kids are among the most vulnerable to infection.
  — al, 25 Mar. 2020
• In these shops, virtue and vice are piled side by side, beckoning us at our most vulnerable.
  — Andrea Whittle, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2019
• Kids with healthy friend groups to support them are less vulnerable to bullies.
  — Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
• Children and teens are vulnerable, and that’s why there are laws to protect them.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2021
• But if the jumpers go cold, the Tide will be vulnerable to a first-round upset.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
• Oregon crept closer to the big time, but looked and felt vulnerable.
  — John Canzano | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2019
• Her heart breaks for kids who were born with cameras in their faces or for kids shown in vulnerable moments.
  — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
• But when the wind is calm and players can launch the ball high, the courses are vulnerable to low scores.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 15 July 2019
• Also, don’t feel afraid to be vulnerable with those closest to you!
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
• Next year’s crop, however, could be vulnerable to a drop in yields if the price stays high.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• Life’s got you; the gods and planets ensnare the weak and vulnerable.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
• There have been false dawns of protest before, but Iran’s regime is vulnerable.
  — The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
• But their fragile nature leaves them vulnerable to cracks and breaks.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026