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
Now he had been deemed dead weight in Italy, too.
From New York Times
I wheezed a tiny prayer to God and ran faster, even with the dead weight on my back.
From Literature
That’s because when he was in contact with the rock his legs were worse than dead weight.
From Los Angeles Times
Then, the Grammy winner proclaimed on the platform that she would be shedding “dead weight” and making changes to her career, finances and personal life because she knew where she wanted to be in life.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
