dead weight

Example Sentences

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“A lot of people are dead weight, too,” she added, asserting that the upcoming year will be about taking care of herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

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’m trying to understand how a person’s dead weight can be on your body and how his head can be suspended above your head?”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Perpetual litigation also creates significant "dead weight" in attorneys' fees and court costs, Katyal said.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2022

Hamza’s legs give occasional lurches, strange spasms that ease his dead weight in my arms.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell