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
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
If your torso, hips and lower body are rigid, it makes it a lot easier to lift them than if they’re dead weight.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022
Roy felt smushed and uncomfortable, but it was no use trying to squirm loose; Dana was dead weight.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
