dead weight
Example Sentences
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The factory sector no longer looks like dead weight.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
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
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
The line from the notebook felt like a dead weight in my stomach.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
