tenuous

IPA: tˈɛnjʌwʌs

Examples of "tenuous" in Sentences

How will you live your life in tenuous circumstances?
It was a pragmatic alliance, but tenuous from the start.
With pedominantly Arab Muslim populations, the govts of the Mahgreb are in tenuous control.
Do these people understand just how tenuous is the existance of the average small business?
Only the ceaseless exercise of power, especially by the weighty “great powers,” might hold contentious states in tenuous equilibrium.
Leftwich's prospects for a long-term grasp on the job seemed tenuous from the start, with the Bucs drafting Josh Freeman in the first round.
Not only does it fall far short of the definition of the word tenuous, but it is kind of ironic to see the McCain campaign keep soiling their own in their desperation.
So, while Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers remains tenuous, what isn't tenuous is Obama's relationship with the corrupt city, county, and state governments he calls home.