Examples of weakness in a Sentence
The weakness of her voice surprised me.
The incident exposed his weakness as a leader.
Some see compromise as a sign of weakness.
the weakness of a radio signal connection
the weakness of the dollar
I told them my secret in a moment of weakness.
The tutor assessed the student's strengths and weaknesses.
The basketball team has few weaknesses.
Chocolate is my greatest weakness.
He has a weakness for desserts.
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The results up to now would suggest chance conversion is their greatest weakness.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers' bullpen is one of their weaknesses, meaning the team is asking a lot from starters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The stock is lower by 81% year-to-date and much of the weakness is due to safety issues with its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Elevidys.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Pissed off at his weakness, Rick throws it out of the door.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers' bullpen is one of their weaknesses, meaning the team is asking a lot from starters.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The stock is lower by 81% year-to-date and much of the weakness is due to safety issues with its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Elevidys.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Pissed off at his weakness, Rick throws it out of the door.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weakness
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“Weakness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weakness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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