How to Use brittle in a Sentence

brittle

1 of 2 adjective

• The taffy was brittle, and clerks behind the counter broke it to size with a hammer.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2022
• Trees that should be green have turned brittle and brown.
  — Kendra Pierre-Louis, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2022
• Then, of course, there are the signs of his own brittle integrity.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
• Williams is a talent but brittle, and all but missed 2023.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
• If your hair is on the dry or brittle side, a little olive oil may go a long way.
  — Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 20 Feb. 2023
• In Mind: The plastic head can become brittle with age, so don’t store this rake in the sun.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
• Not tough, not brittle—sitting in that Goldilocks range of crispy meets chewy.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Feb. 2024
• The brittle crystals made the eggs seem more custardy, the tomatoes more ripely sweet.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• The needles should be pliable, not brittle, and should adhere to the twigs.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
• The book was so old, and the paper so brittle, that the heat burned a hole through the back cover and Gibran’s final page.
  — New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• Hot water can cause the stone to become brittle or crack.
  — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• Its bounce sets it apart from cookies, which tend to be brittle, short, or chewy.
  — Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
• And that might well have made the shell of Mahomes' helmet more brittle than usual.
  — Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
• My hair is healthier and shinier, and my nails are less brittle.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
• Doing so can avoid the eyesore of a brittle tree sitting at the end of your driveway for weeks on end.
  — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
• The researchers also used a machine to crack the various shapes and see which was the most brittle.
  — Galadriel Watson, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
• In fact, the cold may have made Mahomes' helmet brittle enough that a hit in the third quarter knocked a chunk of the plastic shell from it.
  — CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
• Even brittle and stagnating regimes can hold on for a long time.
  — Mark Galeotti, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022
• When your hair feels dry and brittle, get your hands on the nearest sulfate-free shampoo.
  — Jasmine Washington, seventeen.com, 26 May 2023
• There are hair oils that can solve issues such as dry, brittle, broken or split ends.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• Leaves turn yellow, then brown and brittle, and finally curl up and fall off.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
• The insecticide made its way into the food chain and caused eggshells to become frail and brittle.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• In addition, a dry scalp will lead to dry, brittle and fragile hair.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• Peanut Brittle $22 at Amazon If the dad in your life has a sweet tooth, treat him to a nutty, crunchy box of See's famous peanut brittle.
  — Lizzy Briskin, womenshealthmag.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• The code stack is extremely brittle for no good reason.
  — PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2023
• But the once-green three-acre property that was meant to be his retirement haven is now dry, brittle and brown.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
• This is probably the better option for those with very thick or brittle hair.
  — Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
• Over time, plastic ones can become brittle and may break.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
• In Nepal, many people build their homes with mud mortar, which is very brittle, Schildkamp said.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
• Glass is more than just a brittle, transparent sheet that fills windows.
  — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023

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brittle

2 of 2 noun

• The butter in the recipe will keep the brittle from sticking.
  — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
• Fan favorites The most addictive is the brittles, the cashew and peanut.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2020
• Pair with mint brittle or even lamb chops with mint sauce.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Peele thought the brittle had an odd aftertaste of spice and smoke.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 26 Sep. 2021
• Vietnamese caramel and pine nut brittle joined a succulent chunk of seabass in the fifth course.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2018
• No matter the nut, the brittle is surprisingly easy to make.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
• Cookie brittle may be the next trend, with even Betty Crocker on board.
  — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
• The finished brittle will snap versus having a chewy texture that can stick to your teeth.
  — Sydney Novak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2021
• Your brittle, agèd skull and fragile brain matter are also many, many more feet above the pavement now.
  — Emma Brewer, The New Yorker, 22 June 2021
• Pistachios Iran is known the world over for its pistachios, which are used in ice creams, brittles, halva, and more.
  — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 16 Mar. 2017
• But too much can make a blade brittle, reducing toughness.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Mar. 2021
• And the strawberry jam is a bright visual complement to the black brittle that is also a sweet, fresh addition to the vanilla soft serve.
  — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
• The Triple Play Blizzard mixes soft-serve ice cream with caramel-coated peanuts, caramel popcorn brittle and chocolate chunks.
  — Jennifer McClellan, azcentral, 28 Mar. 2018
• The recipe for candied almonds makes more than enough for the salad, and can also double as almond brittle, a handmade gift in itself.
  — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 13 Dec. 2017
• That includes roasted nuts, toffees, nougats, brittles, fondants, even old-fashioned opera creams and ice cream.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2017
• This bar of ruby cacao swirls in cocoa nibs from regular chocolate that have been made into a sweet brittle.
  — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
• Aromas of mint brittle, cherries, tobacco and wet ferns.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Dessert is perfectly pleasant: lemon poppy-seed cake with rhubarb and whipped crème fraîche, dark chocolate cake with peanut brittle and Toscanini’s excellent B3 ice cream (the star of the dish).
  — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• For that brittle, glassy sugar topping, a mini blowtorch is your friend—and a worthy investment.
  — Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine, 28 Apr. 2022
• Prewar buildings can be nearly bombproof, but their cast-iron sewers are full of corrosion, their brass plumbing brittle and cracked.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
• The brittle adds crunch and a slightly bitter flavor that pleasantly offsets the slightly sweet ruby cacao.
  — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
• Another popular choice is Peanut Brittle, a subtle peanut butter ice cream topped with a crunchy, sweet brittle.
  — oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2022
• The cola brittle is a play on the African American tradition of dropping a handful of peanuts into fizzy bottles of Coca Cola.
  — Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2022
• This fall treat combines silky pumpkin budino pudding with a dollop of sweet whipped mascarpone and a brittle of candied pumpkin seeds.
  — Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 11 Oct. 2017
• In the Hualapai Mountains in Arizona, officials ordered the evacuation this week of 200 homes as screeching winds propelled flames through forests of brittle-dry pines.
  — New York Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• The basket-fillers include ½-pound chocolate fudge Easter bunnies, gummies, caramels, salted caramels and a wide selection of brittles.
  — Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2018
• Crispy turkey bacon folded into a caramelized brittle with thyme and freshly ground cubeb pepper is swirled with a sweet and jammy housemade cranberry sauce.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
• Chipping your tooth on peanut brittle, getting a hitch in your get-a-long, or having your mother-in-law visit for the third time in one month are all legitimate reasons to have your heart sincerely blessed.
  — Leslie Anne Tarabella, AL.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• That’s a bowl approximately the size of manhole cover filled with peanut butter ice cream, peanut brittle, Reese’s peanut butter cups, a slice of chocolate peanut butter pie, whipped cream, peanut butter sauce and Reese’s pieces.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 7 Aug. 2017
• Aromas of mandarins, some honeydew melon, cherries and slight mint brittle.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022

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