fragile thread

Frequency: 5.23.5 per million words

A thread that is easily broken, often used in a figurative sense.

threadADJECTIVE + thread

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fragile

Examples (10)

  • Our lives hang by a fragile thread.
  • The peace talks were suspended, leaving hope hanging by a fragile thread.
  • Their relationship, already strained, was now held together by a fragile thread of trust.
  • The tiny nation's economy is a fragile thread in the global market.
  • After the accident, his recovery hung by a fragile thread for several days.
  • The ancient tradition survived, but only by a fragile thread in the modern world.
  • Her sanity seemed to be clinging to a fragile thread after the traumatic event.
  • The political stability of the region is a fragile thread, easily broken by conflict.
  • He tried to maintain a fragile thread of communication with his estranged family.
  • With limited resources, the aid organization's efforts were a fragile thread against widespread famine.