How to Use weakest link in a Sentence

weakest link

noun
  • Bench your weakest link, right?
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The moves turned the Rams’ weakest link into one of their strongest.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The core lesson of this formation is that the Phalanx is only as strong as its weakest link.
    Steve Muscato, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Offensive line depth remains troublesome The lack of depth on the Dolphins’ offensive line has been problematic for the past decade because an offensive line is only as good as its weakest link.
    Omar Kelly august 24, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This forces advanced systems to communicate with less secure ones, inevitably negotiating security down to the lowest common denominator and leaving the ecosystem vulnerable at its weakest link.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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