Achilles heel

Example Sentences

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Seven years ago, in fact, it started seeming like this might become Seattle’s Achilles’ heel.

From Seattle Times

It recently zeroed in on what right-wing competitors consider the most vulnerable aspect of Mr. Macron’s record: his crime policy, which the publication referred to as a failure and his “Achilles’ heel.”

From New York Times

She has covered general elections, recorded a diary from her hospital bed after cancer treatment, and been showered with bugs in a Welsh castle, but Victoria Derbyshire's Achilles' heel turns out to be... high heels.

From BBC

A mutation that helps the virus enter a cell, for example, might come with an Achilles’ heel, making it less stable.

From Washington Post

In a world changed by climate change, however, this asset suddenly becomes an Achilles' heel.

From Salon