Sentence examples for a frail shell from inspiring English sources

But my grandmother had become chronically bedridden, a frail shell of a human being, unable even to recognize her own daughter – my mother – toward the end.

His name "Porky," is no longer apropos of his figure; he is now only the sickly, frail shell of the man he used to be.

"A single shell would be sufficient to send such a frail craft to the bottom". After the war, the boats' versatility saw them used in the covert war against Bolshevik Russia, landing spies and attacking ships.

He was a frail 87.

What a frail hope.

He was a frail child.

That's a frail proposition.

He was a frail person.

"Thank you, hon," came a frail voice.

She is both an imperial figure and a frail one.

"She was a frail, trembling, lovely lady, tears her eyes.