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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His athleticism/arm combination always has been exciting, and there are NFL offensive coordinators who could design a game plan around his strengths (and avoid his weaknesses).
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But this strategy reveals weakness to the other side and thus seldom works.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
In worst-case scenarios, malicious code can exploit weaknesses in your phone, create backdoor access and pull in even more data without your knowledge.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
But the study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, has some methodological weaknesses that limit interpretation of the research, outside experts say.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But this strategy reveals weakness to the other side and thus seldom works.
—Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
In worst-case scenarios, malicious code can exploit weaknesses in your phone, create backdoor access and pull in even more data without your knowledge.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
But the study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, has some methodological weaknesses that limit interpretation of the research, outside experts say.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
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 16 Apr. 2026.
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