fragile
adjective
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail.
fragility
-
a word derived from
fragile.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Returning four years after his first stint as skipper left him and his team broken, Root's leadership was barely tested thanks to the excellence of his bowlers and fragility of the Pakistan batting.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The same fragility may also mean that many extinct reptiles and amphibians have disappeared from the fossil record entirely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
You would like to increase your liquidity, but you are hardly in a position of financial fragility.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It’s opening up this conversation about the fragility and how dysfunctional this healthcare system is and how hard it is for these doctors and healthcare workers to navigate their way through it,” Hatosy adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
He observed the fragility of confidence and the redemptive power of trust.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
