Achilles heel

Example Sentences

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As he notes, "this same virtue had become their experimental Achilles' heel: how do you "read" or "detect" a property that doesn't reside at any specific point?"

From Science Daily

Permitting difficulties are America’s economic Achilles’ heel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gauff's serve has been her Achilles' heel in recent times, but she had few issues with it initially.

From Barron's

But Gauff's serve is her Achilles' heel and she double-faulted twice in her opening service game to gift the 24-year-old Baptiste the break back.

From Barron's

Also, European investors’ accumulation of U.S. assets over the past 15 years is not necessarily “the Achilles’ heel of the dollar,” in their view.

From MarketWatch