the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

Examples of the weak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These qualities are also evident in the weak handling of the bucolic Gloucestershire scenes with elderly Shallow and Silence. David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 And minus the weak end to 2023, early 2024 has the weakest California confidence since the mid-pandemic start to 2021. Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024 John described his son as a loyal friend, someone who even as a boy was inclined to protect the weak and stand up to aggressors. Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 Meanwhile, Savannah is the agent of chaos and has this ability to look at a family situation and diagnose the weak spots, which made a Brooke-Savannah hookup in the series too hard to pass up. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024 In 1997, then-reigning world champion Damon Hill had left the Williams team to join the weak Arrows team and managed to lead for most of the race. Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024 Apart from the weak base effect, strong demand from emerging markets helped China’s trade surge at the start of the year. Laura He, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024 Along with the weak winds, temperatures will also be cooler in the mid 50s to mid 60s area wide. Li Cohen, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024 When the war began, many expected that Europe would be the weak point in the Western alliance. Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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