Brittle has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | After being out in the wind and rain for years and years the walls of this apartment building are weather-beaten and brittle. | |
| 2. | From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard. | |
| 3. | I don't like peanut brittle. I love it! | |
| 4. | Metals can become brittle at low temperatures. |