| Many are conservatives, but many aren't: brittleness is a characteristic of one's psychological endowment rather than one's convictions. |
| An overdose can be harmful to bones and skin, causing weakness and brittleness, even leading to fatigue and vomiting. |
| The trees along the bank are mainly crack willows, so called because of the brittleness of their twigs. |
| To remove tar, freeze it to brittleness with ice cubes and then scrape it off with a plastic spatula. |
| It does not affect the hardness, but increases the elastic limit and reduces the brittleness of the steel. |
| Mirror shots abound as the characters' narcissism is exposed and the brittleness of appearances scrutinised. |
