Example Sentences

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And the production, while spartan, doesn’t stint on theatrical flair, as when the Valkyries, charged with carrying slain warriors to Valhalla, attach cords to the men’s bodies, which then float up in solemn limpness.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2021

His bravado grates up against Eastwood’s limpness as he struggles to shake off the ring rust and remember how to shoot straight.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2017

As you watch this revival of Bob Fosse’s 1966 hit, you keep hoping that, despite early signs of limpness, it won’t be drained of all its energy and sentiment by the end.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 27, 2016

Acs says the No. 1 culprit has been the overall limpness of the economic recovery.

From Time • Aug. 20, 2013

She was wounded by the halfheartedness in his texting and calling, the limpness of his efforts.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie