feeble
Example Sentences
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But the government—with a feeble military, weak economy and fear of stoking internal conflict like the 1975-90 civil war—lacks enforcement capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Most of his defenders found this argument to be feeble.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
It was a worryingly feeble showing on the biggest stage.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
He appears mentally unstable and physically feeble, clinging to his lectern as if it were a walker.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
It was a moment before his eyes, blinded by the feeble lantern-flame, could make any form of the darkness.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing feeble
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Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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