Example Sentences

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Planning is for weaklings, rational analysis is disdained, the amygdala and the gut replace the cerebral cortex.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Notre Dame should be thrilled that they keep a decent program on their menu of weaklings, and USC should be thrilled that they maintain the tradition.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

These are some of the self-deluded weaklings who set the tone of institutional life in much of America today.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

"You are weaklings who fight civilians," Mr Zelensky, who was born in Kryvyi Rih, said in his late night address on Wednesday.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2022

Some had been heroes, some weaklings, knaves, or cravens.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin