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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Prices of new homes also also continued to decline in November, showing persistent weakness in China's property sector.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
They are also given to seriousness which can manifest as both a strength and a weakness.
—Olivia Munson, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
According to the Mayo Clinic, multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes a breakdown of the protective covering of nerves, causing numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The White House has publicly latched on to Ukraine’s past battlefield difficulties or structural weaknesses as leverage to strike a hasty peace deal.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
They are also given to seriousness which can manifest as both a strength and a weakness.
—Olivia Munson, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
According to the Mayo Clinic, multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes a breakdown of the protective covering of nerves, causing numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
The White House has publicly latched on to Ukraine’s past battlefield difficulties or structural weaknesses as leverage to strike a hasty peace deal.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 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 27 Dec. 2025.
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