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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At the same time, the labor market has shown growing signs of weakness.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Until recently, in fact, many people considered empathy in a leader to be a weakness rather than a strength.
—Toby Lester, Harvard Business Review, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams that fixed obvious roster weaknesses also get credit, while teams that ignored or didn’t address clear deficiencies probably get dinged a little.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead of fighting hot wars, the United States and its partners should leverage the great strength of the maritime world against the great weakness of the continentalists: their different capacities to generate wealth.
—S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Until recently, in fact, many people considered empathy in a leader to be a weakness rather than a strength.
—Toby Lester, Harvard Business Review, 20 Aug. 2025
Teams that fixed obvious roster weaknesses also get credit, while teams that ignored or didn’t address clear deficiencies probably get dinged a little.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Instead of fighting hot wars, the United States and its partners should leverage the great strength of the maritime world against the great weakness of the continentalists: their different capacities to generate wealth.
—S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2025.
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