dead weight
Example Sentences
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The factory sector no longer looks like dead weight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
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
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
