dead weight
Example Sentences
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Misguided, opinionated labor is dead weight; the high-up leaders know best, which is why they’ve earned the positions they have to begin with.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2023
“I thought I was dead weight / But you wanna carry me / You wanna carry me home,” she sings on the track, gritty guitar sounds behind her.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023
Perpetual litigation also creates significant "dead weight" in attorneys' fees and court costs, Katyal said.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2022
But there’s no reason why the Wild won’t again push for a deep run in the playoffs, despite the dead weight from the buyouts of former franchise players Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022
Hamza’s legs give occasional lurches, strange spasms that ease his dead weight in my arms.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
