Example Sentences

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They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Much of the rest in “Languages of Truth” is limper and less interesting.

From New York Times • May 24, 2021

Perhaps the contemporary stories could only possibly feel limper by comparison.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2014

Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing.

From Time • Jan. 6, 2014

Chris decided not to tell him about the limper on the lawn, not until the next time.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin