How to Use weak in a Sentence

weak

adjective
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • His hands were already too weak to grip the gadgets and appliances.
    — Maggie Levantovskaya, Longreads, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But that’s modest compared to the broader tech sector, in part due to weak demand.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • With runners on the corners, Tellez sent a weak grounder to Mark Vientos at third base, who made a diving stop, but couldn’t get the out in time.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
  • The reports are expected to show slowing in France and Spain, with price growth staying weak in Italy.
    — Craig Stirling, Fortune, 23 June 2024
  • Demand has been weak for refined fuels and is likely to get worse.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Investors may be worried about more than just weak China sales.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Stock plunges on weak outlook Walgreens’ (WBA) shares fell 20% to its lowest level in decades.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 27 June 2024
  • For instance, one of Mr. Blosser’s managers scheduled a 15-minute Zoom chat with him to point out that the company’s sales pitch was weak.
    — Rachel Feintzeig, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The framing device of De Niro’s awkward narration is a weak spot, but otherwise the show is a five-episode treat.
    — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • That is not an ideal method: Some responding hands are neither strong nor weak.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Green is tropical storm strength, and blue and gray are weaker but can still be damaging.
    — Craig E. Colten, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
  • Emmerich and Rodat rarely linger long enough on the story’s weaker parts to test our patience, and there’s just enough that works to keep us binging.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 18 July 2024
  • The term refers to storms that have more than one front and can have winds as weak as tropical depressions or as strong as hurricanes.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Henry saw a diminished workload (63 yards on 15 carries) last week in a loss to the Saints, but could feast against the Chargers’ weak linebacker corps.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Canadian output declined in the third quarter and is expected to remain weak through the first half of 2024.
    — Wsj Pro, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
  • However, weak gluteal muscles can lead to problems over time, including strain on other muscles in the thigh and back.
    — Alyssa Hui, Health, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The supe was looking rather sickly in the Season 4 finale as a result of the medication she’s been taking to produce breast milk for Homelander, which left her coughing, weak and with heart palpitations.
    — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 3 Aug. 2024

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