flimsiest
- superlative of flimsy.
Example Sentences
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But it’s just as much about journalistic malpractice, ethical outrages and the besmearing of reputations on the flimsiest of evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
Corbet’s desire to stick it to the man takes over the film’s last stretch, which is also its flimsiest.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, an official at Germany’s Foreign Ministry and lead counsel in the case, told the 15-judge bench that Nicaragua had “rushed this case to court on the basis of the flimsiest evidence.”
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
“I would certainly not be opting to have this flimsiest of the cases go first,” Diamond said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
But my mother was loath to pass up even the flimsiest excuse for a celebration—she once invited friends over for our cockatiel’s birthday—in part because she loved to show off our house.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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