How to Use faint in a Sentence

faint

1 of 3 adjective

• We heard a faint noise.
• There was a faint smile on her lips.
• She felt faint from hunger.
• There's just a faint chance that the weather will improve by tomorrow.
• I'd better lie down; I feel faint.
• The sound of crunching leaves and a faint grunt roused me.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• The cards shuffled, the chips clicked, and a faint scent of stale beer hung in the air.
  — Julia Rafal-Baer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• The faint crescent of a waning moon hung over the trees.
  — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
• The dirt did leave a faint stain, and about 70% of the chocolate stain was removed.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• The grill marks were faint, but this didn’t take away from the appearance of the steak.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2023
• As the sun dipped under the horizon, the sky over the Rincons turned a faint pink.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2023
• Finally, a faint Uranus will lie just above and to the left of Venus.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
• Which, not to damn a great actor with faint praise, isn’t a huge bar to clear.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
• Butts said the sound would be faint that far away from the stadium.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• They were lit only by the faint glow of one streetlight.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• On the nose, there are notes of cherry, raisin, grape, vanilla, and a faint whiff of agave.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
• That distinctly warm breeze, and the faint sound of an ice cream truck in the background?
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• Sometimes the signals are faint pulses that lick the back of your mind.
  — Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
• In the distance, faint threads of smoke rise from a village toward the snow-laden clouds.
  — Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
• The Lions have won their division, and the Vikings have a faint pulse but need a ton of help.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• There’s a source of heat here, a faint scent of food there, or the crack of a twig as something moves nearby.
  — Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
• All three have orange tail tips and faint pink bands down their backs.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, a faint light glowed in the distance.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Aug. 2023
• There’s the faint smell of roast chicken coming from the kitchen; soon, guests will arrive.
  — Nick Haramis Ola Rindal Dogukan Nesanir, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• In Norway, the particles could create a faint haze in the air or a scent of smoke, but that’s it.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2023
• Their range is short—Saturn is about the limit—because the echoes are very faint.
  — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 23 Feb. 2023
• Some have a faint grape-like scent that's so delicious!
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2023
• Other streams joined its dance, and then a faint pinkish ribbon high, high in the sky.
  — Hazlitt, 7 June 2023
• There was a faint, crisp sweetness to it, which didn’t cross the line into cloying.
  — Lucas Kwan Peterson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• The faint plasma of the sun’s corona is visible, stretching across the sky.
  — Katie Peek, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024

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faint

2 of 3 verb

• He always faints at the sight of blood.
• She almost fainted from the pain.
• She suffers from fainting spells.
• A couple of fans fainted at the front of the stage, I'm told.
  — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 27 Aug. 2017
• Tell me, Jonah: What good is a nurse that faints at the sight of blood?
  — Clarkisha Kent, The Root, 11 Mar. 2018
• That's when Bailey holds her heart and starts to faint.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2022
• The wife, Daphna, played by Sarah Adler, faints dead away.
  — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• His friend Hasan is dragged to the morgue to identify him, and faints.
  — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2018
• The people on the inside could not breathe and many of us fainted.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 2 May 2020
• The 9-year-old fainted as the men knotted the rope tightly around her wrists.
  — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2018
• Farquhar faced four batters in the top of the sixth inning, then fainted in the dugout, the team said.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2018
• Once on board, the 60-year-old empress fainted from blood loss and died that same night.
  — National Geographic, 14 May 2019
• Light in body yet full in flavor, the mid-palate’s sweet rice and lemon spritz gives way to faint herbal hops at the finish.
  — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2022
• Smith has been shot in the heart, and the beautiful Coralie appears to have fainted from shock.
  — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• Sidra says her daughter fainted twice in the past week from hunger and panic.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2018
• A few months later, on June 6, a 67-year-old woman fainted on the same ride.
  — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 5 June 2019
• The traveling snafu proved to be too much for the woman, who fainted at the check-in counter.
  — Alexandra Deabler, Fox News, 8 May 2018
• One of the students even fainted after the constant beating, but the cops did not stop.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Dec. 2019
• Robb then appeared to faint and move toward the camera until the live feed was cut.
  — Phil Boucher, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
• The 31-year-old fainted moments after leaving the mound.
  — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2018
• And to my knowledge, no one fainted, no one was unsafe.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• The floggings can include more than 100 lashes; the victims sometimes faint from the pain.
  — Fox News, 30 Jan. 2020
• In an extreme state, a low heart rate will lead to fainting or near-fainting spells.
  — Emily Shiffer, Men's Health, 13 June 2023
• But that line can vary in intensity from strong to faint.
  — Sam Jones, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• The massive amount of blood on the ice caused several spectators to faint.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 11 Jan. 2022
• The plane only returned to the gate once passengers began to faint.
  — Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
• And that was before the closest thing the Rangers have to faint-inducing prospect, Josh Jung, ever took an at-bat.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 June 2021
• Joaquin Phoenix fainted while filming an intense scene for his new film, Beau is Afraid.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2023
• There are pictures of her on the steps in Brooklyn with his family just like heaved over, like fainted.
  — Max Berlinger, Town & Country, 20 Apr. 2023
• Some firefighters had fainted from the fumes, the fire department said.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023

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faint

3 of 3 noun

• Through the Ages: Not for the faint of heart, says Sanders.
  — oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2020
• Some of the tech steps above may not be for the faint of heart.
  — Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2020
• Not for the faint of heart, but even a child can learn.
  — cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
• This new on-a-stick item is not for the faint of heart.
  — Grace McDermott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2021
• Winter in this part of the state is not for the faint of heart.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2022
• The travel schedule in the WWE is not for the faint of heart.
  — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• Pass blocking and paving the road in the run game are not for the faint of heart.
  — oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2020
• The comments section is not for the faint of heart or the thin of skin.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2020
• Not for the faint of heart, the newest and most extreme is The Cliff Dweller.
  — Courier Journal Staff, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2021
• Buying a home in San Diego is not for the faint of heart.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
• Fair warning: these recipes aren't for the faint of heart.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2020
• The 2010s color-blocking trend was not for the faint of heart.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023
• Python hunting, Crum and Siewe said, is not for the faint of heart.
  — Mary Pflum, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2022
• Winter fishing is not for the faint of heart or the cold of feet.
  — John Perritano, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2020
• Starting a brand, a business, isn’t for the faint of heart.
  — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
• If the faint of heart will not use fire, let flood do their task for them!
  — Tom Shippey, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2021
• New wave French horror films are not for the faint of heart.
  — Huntley Woods, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2022
• The sausage-making of how insulin is priced is not for the faint of heart.
  — Danielle Ofri, STAT, 20 Jan. 2023
• Six hours and two venues in tuxedos or gowns is not for the faint of heart.
  — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 16 Sep. 2019
• The trek across takes anywhere from five to 10 minutes — and is not for the faint of heart.
  — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2021
• Being a queen is a grown woman’s job, and not for the faint of heart.
  — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
• Once again, though, be warned: This series is not for the faint of heart.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 6 Sep. 2022
• The icy ride, a Greater Cleveland rite of passage since 1967, is not for the faint of heart.
  — Chris M. Worrell, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2020
• Broughton shares that the immigration process is not for the faint of heart.
  — Margo Gabriel, refinery29.com, 6 Nov. 2022
• Looking for criminals on the dark web … is not for the faint of heart.
  — CBS News, 10 Apr. 2021
• The runs here aren't for the faint of heart and can only be accessed by the snowcat (or by foot).
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2021
• Keep in mind some of these objects are not for the faint of heart, so take a peek at your own risk.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2020
• Making movies in the middle of a pandemic is not for the faint of heart.
  — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2021
• The world’s longest glass-bottom bridge just opened in Vietnam, and it’s not for the faint of heart.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 May 2022
• Freddie Mercury blasting through the Cannes Palais at 11 a.m. is not for the faint of heart.
  — Liza Foreman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024