How to use "tenuous" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "tenuous" in popular movie and book plots

  • Despite their bloody history, the elves form a tenuous alliance with the humans, to fight against the forces of evil spawned of the primordial battle where the gods gave up their lives and the dynasty of the blooded was born.  - The Iron Throne (Birthright novel)
  • Before long, Hyo-min discovers who is sending him the packages and the two form a tenuous relationship.  - Tinker Ticker
  • Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order a man has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge.  - It Comes at Night
  • Skaggs invites Amanda over for dinner one night, which reveals Skagg's brooding nature and the tenuous structure of Judy and Gary's relationship.  - Nocturama (play)
  • Adriana Corta dies peacefully, leaving her children on tenuous ground with each other and their enemies.  - Luna: New Moon
  • Jonathan's tenuous existence is shattered one day when an invader (Jason Grimste) breaks in and strips away what little comfort he had left, prompting Jonathan to begin to experience visions of his wife and a strange Shade (Sandra Palmeri).  - Phobia (2013 film)
  • The men discuss the tenuous future of their own shantytown.  - A Dream of Good Fortune
  • During the funeral of Mrs Connulty at Rathmoye a stranger, Florian Kilderry, asks Ellie for direction to the burned down cinema, and their brief conversation is noticed by Miss Connulty, Mrs Connulty's spinster daughter, who determines that the two have struck out a love relationship based on this tenuous encounter.  - Love and Summer
  • By the time of the novel, the Butler family, under the name Corrino, has consolidated a tenuous hold on the human-occupied universe.  - Sisterhood of Dune
  • Vol'jin's people retreat to Durotar and the Barrens to gather supplies and reinforcements for their counter-strike, relying on the support of their former warchief, Thrall, and a particularly tenuous pact with the Alliance, whose interest in ending Garrosh's rule may not bode entirely well for the Horde.  - World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
  • Kenton's tenuous psychic connection to the ship represents the reader's involvement in the fantasy.  - The Ship of Ishtar
  • As circumstances seek to take control of her life, Mei struggles to maintain her faith in the tenuous thread of destiny that will reunite her with her true love.  - Akai Ito (film)
  • Parker, a man who begins as apathetic towards religion, but later moves to developing a tenuous interest in it, motivated by the lack of shared priorities with his wife.  - Parker's Back
  • He is intrigued by her spunk and they form a tenuous friendship.  - Breathless (2008 film)
  • As the story progresses, the tenuous ties that bind the men together begin to unravel and the strange visions begin to become more and more vivid until they threaten to drive one of them, Talbot mad.  - Ghost Story (1974 film)
  • As the play progresses the audience learns that the couple is in a tenuous state in their relationship and the happiness seen as the play opens is not the prevalent mood.  - Ancient History (play)
  • While John is eager to get a promotion, he's reluctant to go anywhere near Las Vegas, and before he leaves he strikes up a tenuous romance with his eccentric co-worker, Jill (Sarah Silverman).  - Saint John of Las Vegas
  • The game takes place in Lereftain, a country under a tenuous peace treaty with the neighboring nation of Yaegara.  - The Spirit Engine 2
  • The coincidental plot-line has forces plotting to upset the tenuous balance in the Middle East's geopolitical situation.  - Executive Power
  • Before long, the strain of running the expanded business impacts Isobel's relationship with Patrick, who is becoming increasingly dependent upon her, while at the same time Katherine's tenuous hold on sanity begins to unravel.  - The Secret Rapture (film)
  • Their tenuous friendship is sparked by Richard's awe over Abby's youth and innocence and Abby's enjoyment of Richard's writing.  - Paper Man (2009 film)
  • Despite a tense moment when their former guide shows up and denounces them, Chris maintains a tenuous control of the situation.  - Too Hot to Handle (1938 film)
  • Eric, as the only Louisiana Sheriff to survive the defeat of Queen Sophie-Anne's reign, is in a tenuous position and struggles with Victor Madden, the king's representative.  - Dead and Gone (novel)
  • His position at work is tenuous as he departs for London to attend his daughter Susan's wedding.  - Last Chance Harvey
  • Seeing the coin clasped in Ruth's hand, he shows it to Grace, who recognizes it and realizes that, for a brief moment, Art had returned to Ruth, whose own tenuous hold on life remains clouded in uncertainty at the final fadeout.  - Miracle in the Rain
  • This story takes place in the Star Wars fictional universe shortly after the establishment of a tenuous peace between the re-emergent Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, 300 years after the events of the games, and more than 3,600 years before the events in the Star Wars films.  - Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • The city, which has been the battleground for a conflict between street gangs the Latin Lords and Blades, is currently under a tenuous truce negotiated by the heads of the two gangs.  - Street Knight
  • From that point on, Jay and Claire maintain a tenuous sort of relationship, hung mainly on Claire's optimism and Jay's desire for sex and attention.  - Expired
  • A village grows slowly and a tenuous peace is established with the local Maori, although some remain hostile.  - The Seekers (1954 film)
  • While a tenuous peace existed between the two races for some time, the start of the game seems to indicate that the time for peace has passed, as the Genos invade.  - Commanders: Attack of the Genos
  • With a tenuous agreement put into action, the two adventurers set out in search of the very sought after treasure.  - Treasure Hunters (film)
  • The Red Flower Society's chief Chen Jialuo turns out to be Qianlong's younger brother, and the two of them develop a tenuous relationship as the society's members attempt to rescue their captured comrade.  - The Emperor and His Brother
  • After several tenuous attempts at freeing him, the Shaolin heroes succeed in their task.  - Heroes Two
  • András, László and Ilona form a tenuous relationship.  - Ein Lied von Liebe und Tod
  • Crime boss Adrian uses a motorcycle gang called the Hellcats to carry out drug runs for him, although it appears as if it is a tenuous alliance at best because the gang and Adrian's henchmen do not get along in the slightest.  - The Hellcats
  • They meet a final time when the Dean drives Mitch to visit Leda in the hospital; the tenuous confrontation leaves Leda laughing and crying simultaneously as Mitch departs.  - Spring Fire
  • Over time, a tenuous relationship begins to develop between Saori, her father, and Haruhiko.  - House of Himiko
  • Unable to abandon his crushed idealism and put his devastated past behind him, he withdraws further away from family and former colleagues, retreating into the tenuous company of his own fractured and haunted memories.  - Tahader Katha
  • Most of the benchmarks of Lee's later life (cast in Green Hornet television series, marriage to Linda Lee, stardom in Hong Kong, death) are covered, with a somewhat less tenuous relationship to the truth as in previous Lee biopics.  - Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
  • Melissa begins to haunt Frankie, and the two form a tenuous friendship.  - Lady in White
  • While the Company prepares to attack, Croaker and Lady, who have been developing a tenuous relationship throughout the journey south, finally consummate their relationship the night before the attack.  - Shadow Games (novel)
  • The story primarily concerns human relationships and their tenuous and problematic qualities by deploying the concept of technological immortality, in which one's consciousness is separated from the body and "uploaded" into a supercomputer, where it continues to think and function on its own.  - The Winter Market
  • In both cases the protagonists appear to have only tenuous connections with the suspected terrorist plots.  - Strip Search (film)
  • Wouk fashions a moral to the tale without preaching, but the boy's victory in the quest for Lucille proves tenuous at best.  - City Boy: The Adventures of Herbie Bookbinder
  • Zaknafein, having similar morals to Drizzt, believed he had killed the child, but Lolth knew he allowed the child to survive and House Do'Urden fell out of the Spider Queen's tenuous favor.  - Homeland (Forgotten Realms novel)
  • A final surprise for Leo: after a false start, she finds love with the smitten Ángel, and the film ends with the tenuous promise of a "new year".  - The Flower of My Secret
  • Unlike the rest of them, however, Jun has managed to hold a tenuous grip onto her humanity, and she is recruited by the mysterious Lan Asuka, member of a secret organization within the government, aimed at controlling, if not eliminating, these berserk destroyers of mankind.  - Devil Lady
  • The two form a tenuous friendship, but they still fail to make any money.  - Midnight Cowboy (novel)
  • One of the settlers is Gideon Asch, who helps establish a tenuous but workable co-existence with the residents of Tabah through the leadership of Haj Ibrahim.  - The Haj
  • However, Menelaus ultimately shuns his nephew, choosing not to compromise his tenuous power among the Greeks, who blame him and his wife for the Trojan War.  - Orestes (play)
  • Regardless, hostilities and bad blood remain between Kouga and Iga, ensuring a tenuous co-existence at best.  - Basilisk (manga)
  • John and Howie begin a tenuous friendship in which John becomes a kind of father figure to him.  - L.I.E.
  • Jews and African-Americans have enjoyed a tenuous peace with the White Christians over the previous few decades, because the current Santa (the son of the cruel Santa who stomped Mordechai's dreidel years earlier) has pursued a policy of inclusion and tolerance.  - The Hebrew Hammer
  • Through an interpreter, Blackthorne later reveals certain surprising details about the Portuguese traders and their Jesuit overlords which forces Toranaga to trust him; they forge a tenuous alliance, much to the chagrin of the Jesuits.  - Shōgun (miniseries)
  • Dina, from a traditionally wealthy Parsi family, maintains tenuous independence from her brother by living in the flat of her deceased husband, who was a chemist.  - A Fine Balance
  • Batman rescues Catwoman, and a tenuous romance blooms between them.  - Batman: Hush
  • He tries to maintain his tenuous grip on the throne through a vicious cycle of murder and bloodshed.  - Macbett
  • Despite Jim's mistrust of Silver, they soon form a tenuous father-son relationship.  - Treasure Planet
  • It surfaces in a break in the ice and succeeds in making tenuous radio contact with Ice Station Zebra.  - Ice Station Zebra (novel)
  • The story is a Machiavellian labyrinth involving the British Government's tenuous support for a railway baron, a bid to annex Greenland, and a tilt at party leadership.  - The Inheritors (Conrad and Ford novel)
  • Dorfl arrests him despite tenuous evidence and Vimes burns down all the heraldic record as retribution against the "elite" and "noble" plotters, who had happily and self-righteously sacrificed the lives of several "commoners" in the pursuit of their scheme.  - Feet of Clay (novel)
  • Bonanno's hold on his family had become tenuous in any event, however.  - Joseph Bonanno

Example sentences for "tenuous" in interesting articles

  • In a world where Facebook has blown well past a billion users, Yahoo needs every one of its own tenuous billion—whether they are locked in with email, posting on Tumblr, or watching Katie Couric interview John Kerry.How do you solve a problem like Marissa’s critics?One part of Yahoo’s history that Mayer has not been able to avoid—despite her best efforts—is the corporate penchant for melodrama.  - Marissa Mayer Has Completed Step One
  • No more worrying about bundling in production.For development, however, it can become very tenuous very fast if you have to run a full bundle install every time you add a gem.  - Developing with Docker at IFTTT
  • The Moon Impact Probe (MIP) will record video footage on the way down and measure the composition of the Moon's tenuous atmosphere.  - India successfully launches first mission to the Moon
  • Characteristic details aside, all of the COIN Series games are exercises in restraint, tenuous diplomacy and management of chaos.  - In the world of war games, Volko Ruhnke has become a hero
  • Nearly one in five Americans age 25 to 34 has some college credits but no degree,7 and a growing share of them have student debt. “The biggest issue is that people can’t afford to spend enough time in college to actually finish their darn degrees,” said Sara Goldrick-Rab, a sociology professor and education-policy expert at the University of Wisconsin.8 What few journalists seem to understand, Goldrick-Rab said, is how tenuous a grasp many students have on college.  - A focus on elite schools ignores the issues most college students face
  • The education at many residency programs is tenuous at best.  - Be a nurse or P.A. instead of a doctor: the underrated perils of medical school
  • Her college prospects largely hinge on the tenuous promise of a coach at a small, historically black college outside of Birmingham.High-poverty, segregated black and Latino schools account for the majority of the roughly 1,400 high schools nationwide labeled “dropout factories”—meaning fewer than 60 percent of the students graduate.  - Segregation Now – separate and unequal education is coming back
  • Perhaps worst of all, that could endanger China's already tenuous economic slow-down; China is Japan's largest trading partner and the two economies are closely linked.  - Japan’s sexual apathy is endangering the global economy (2013)
  • Perhaps worst of all, that could endanger China's already tenuous economic slow-down; China is Japan's largest trading partner and the two economies are closely linked.  - Japan’s sexual apathy is endangering the global economy (2013)
  • Nonetheless, his slapstick evoked a sobering truth concerning the tenuous turf between personal and legal conviction.  - The Heretic - the U.S. government banned medical studies of the effects of LSD.
  • But this cycle is hurting us, and it's obscuring the truths research has to offer. (Despite the very early and tenuous science behind liberation therapy, MS sufferers traveled the world seeking it out, and launched political movements calling for resources to fund the treatment.) For my part, I've tried to report new studies in context, and use systematic reviews — meta-analyses of all the best studies on clinical questions — wherever possible.  - Why you shouldn’t believe that exciting new medical study
  • A likely explanation for this difference probably lies in the fact that SNSs typically encourage promiscuous ‘friending’ of individuals who often have very tenuous links to ego (X is a friend [or friend-of-friend-of-a-friend] of Y, so would you like to befriend them?).  - New paper by Robin Dunbar exploring social media vs. real world networks

Meaning of "tenuous" in English

  • lacking substance or significance
    Examples
    - a tenuous argument
    - a thin plot
    - a fragile claim to fame
  • very thin in gauge or diameter
  • having thin consistency

Meaning of "tenuous" in Hindi

  • पतला ( Patala, patalaa)
  • छोटा ( Chhota, chhotaa)
  • सूक्ष्म ( Sukshm, sookshm)
  • कमज़ोर ( Kamazor, kamajor)

Synonyms of "tenuous"

  • thin
  • slight
  • flimsy

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