How to Use weak in a Sentence
weak
adjective- The door's hinge is weak.
- The child was born with weak lungs.
- The batter hit a weak ground ball.
- The illness left her too weak to stand up.
- He has a weak throwing arm.
- She uttered her reply in a weak voice.
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At one point, Williams weighed 105 pounds and was too weak to stand.
— Ben Paynter, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023 -
This happens when the tooth holding the crown in place is too weak to keep the crown in place.
— Sherri Gordon, Health, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The story was kind of weak — it could have been condensed.
— Caroline Brew, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023 -
Too weak and out of breath to stand at the dais, Marsden sat in the front row of the audience.
— Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024 -
If the high is weaker, Lee may just recurve out to sea.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The oil market is so weak that not even a rescue from OPEC+ seemed to help.
— Matt Egan, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 -
And so what that’s done is it’s made the scholarship around Black men weak.
— Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023 -
But as things stand now, the case for de-extinction is weak.
— Andy Lamey, The New Republic, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Two large fistfuls of hair were stuck in its teeth, yanked loose like weak weeds from dirt.
— Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023 -
This should have been a layup for Trump against a weak candidate.
— Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Plotts don’t have enough nose, and the 30 or so Kibler has owned over the years were weak in homing instinct.
— Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024 -
When iron levels are low, a person may feel weak or tired.
— Rachel Meltzer Warren, M.s., Parents, 13 Dec. 2023 -
If your squat is weak, stand with a chair behind you and squat down until your butt hits the chair, then stand up.
— Ben Court, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Medium Maybe some more clouds for Tuesday as a weak cold front advances from the west.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024 -
Editing in the lady bits of the Post is weak and asks little of readers and writers.
— Brittany Long Olsen, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023 -
Ones that are old, weak, or poorly installed may buckle under the weight of the ice.
— Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Here's a look at the economy's strengths and weak spots ahead of Biden's address to Congress.
— Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023 -
On the other hand, their spending on equipment has been weak.
— Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Apr. 2024 -
Sherwin, then 84, was at that point too weak to travel.
— David Amsden, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023 -
The area resident tried to toss the victim a life ring at least three times, but the man in his 50s was too weak to grab on, Slyvia said.
— Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024 -
However, the Mavs should be able to take advantage on the boards where the Thunder have been weak.
— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024 -
The flavor: Trader Joe’s does a lot of things well, but Greek yogurt appears to be a weak spot.
— Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 5 Jan. 2023 -
Many Haitians saw him as at best weak, negligent, and silent in the face of abuses against his people.
— Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024 -
The closing argument appeared shortly after that, Will Smith blasting another weak pitch over the center-field fence, one dugout dancing, the other one sulking — game over.
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
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