Vulnerable

//ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩//

"Vulnerable" in a Sentence (17 examples)

Mr Smith is vulnerable to this kind of criticism.

The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.

UNESCO’s Language Vitality and Endangerment framework has established in 2010 six degrees of vitality: safe, vulnerable, definitely endangered, severely endangered, critically endangered and extinct.

The balance of nature is very vulnerable.

We are never as vulnerable as when we love.

You're still vulnerable.

Tom felt vulnerable.

Tom is vulnerable.

Tom looks vulnerable.

We're still vulnerable.

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In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.’

The elimination of [Roger] Federer after [Rafael] Nadal's loss to Lukas Rosol would have created mild panic among the fans of these gloriously gifted but now clearly vulnerable geniuses.

One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.

You are vulnerable to be bullied by someone at school.

It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again.

a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software

Welsh is merely a vulnerable language, but Irish and Scottish Gaelic are definitely endangered.

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