dead weight
Example Sentences
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The text of the measure was unenforceable, but the dead words remained in the California Constitution, a dead weight on our collective conscience.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024
Now he had been deemed dead weight in Italy, too.
From New York Times • May 31, 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
Perpetual litigation also creates significant "dead weight" in attorneys' fees and court costs, Katyal said.
From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2022
Maurice and Robert skewered the carcass, lifted the dead weight, and stood ready.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
