deadweight

Example Sentences

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DBS economists expect export growth to accelerate to 8.4% in April from 2.5% in March, noting that container ship deadweight tonnage at 20 major ports rose during the period.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

She heeds this warning, starting to realize that this boyfriend might not bring her freedom but deadweight, as much as she tries to help him help himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

After witnessing the comment battlefield after I mentioned the deadweight loss of Christmas, I have learned one cannot convince certain people of the greater efficiency of cash gifts.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2023

I try to feel my way forward, but my limbs are leaden, and in moments I slip to the floor, my body a deadweight.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir