Sentence examples for once fragile from inspiring English sources

Human nature is at once fragile and unchanging.

As Lili, Rabe manages to be at once fragile and fanatic.

Here, as the beautiful, nervy daughter of a wealthy German Jewish émigré, Rabe managed to be at once fragile and fanatic.

Richard Croft gave an indelible performance as Gandhi, his fine-grained tenor at once fragile and commanding limitless power within a slender frame.

Once fragile economies were open to imports – like cheap second-hand clothes – there was a wholesale collapse of vast swathes of local industry.

Ms. González makes it look at once fragile and ominous, and the mood of unease gains force in the upstairs gallery, where part of the floor seems to be swelling as if from built-up internal pressure (Cotter).

The Giants are 3-3, their once-fragile success ravaged by injuries and mistakes.

At age 27, she is the oldest player in the quarterfinals: 19 days older than Elena Dementieva, the once-fragile Russian who has been playing the most impressive tennis of any woman this season.

In an early demonstration of the deep group loyalty that has become another hallmark of the '94 Starkies, however, Mr. Lee helped Mr. Millar at a crucial point in his once-fragile career as a writer-producer.

Later, when her plight and theirs darkens, she is at once movingly fragile and stoic.

Once the fragile objects had been placed inside the unit, there would be no need for further loading and unloading.