Example Sentences

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Everyone contributed what money they could to save George’s business from Mr. Potter, an unsentimental tycoon who makes the toughest takeover bankers and lawyers seem like sissies.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

“Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you,” Buffett continued.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

As Samir muses in one reflective moment: “Immigration, it is not for sissies … The price for a better life, you see, it is always a little higher than you think it will be.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2019

The Christian Science Monitor is nervous that “The Millennial Generation Could Kill the NFL”  – because, sissies that we are, we really don’t like seeing people suffer long-term brain damage.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2013

“Our generation of parents are such sissies when it comes to setting boundaries,” she said.

From New York Times • May 10, 2013