: one that is weak in body, character, or mind
weakling
adjective
Examples of weakling in a Sentence
he had been a weakling until high school, when he started working out to put on muscle
only a weakling would be willing to lie to save himself from punishment
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Based on this challenge, the groups would have been weaklings Cedrek, Star, Chrissy, Sai, Kamilla, and Mary in one group and Eva, Joe, Mitch, Kyle, David, and Shauhin in the strongman group.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In Europe the obvious weaklings are Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and DS.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Tinkerbell, who is seen as somewhat of a weakling in the Shrek films, is flattened against a lantern in the land which is also home to props previously only seen digitally on screen.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
In Europe the obvious weaklings are Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and DS.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Tinkerbell, who is seen as somewhat of a weakling in the Shrek films, is flattened against a lantern in the land which is also home to props previously only seen digitally on screen.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weakling
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“Weakling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weakling. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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