Example Sentences

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He evinces the warmhearted humanity that Sonny tries feebly to hide when he believes he has to show menacing swagger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"How long? How long are they going to leave us like this?" asked Evelin Quiaro, 46, lying feebly on her back with a small bottle of electrolyte water within reach.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Instead, the game was tossed away calamitously and feebly.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Someone finally barks “Get him!” as a bunch of agents feebly give chase; the man pedals away like he’s a Tour de France champion with a peloton hot on his trail.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

“I’m cold,” Snowden whimpered feebly over the intercom system then in a bleat of plaintive agony.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller