dead weight

Example Sentences

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Now he had been deemed dead weight in Italy, too.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

That’s because when he was in contact with the rock his legs were worse than dead weight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

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

Bran used the bars sunk into the wall to support as he swung the dead weight of his legs into the basket and through the holes.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin