flaccid
Example Sentences
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On offer: a spread of cheap charcuterie, including “the flaccid processed grey of a turkey ham.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In rare cases, that virus can cause polio-like paralysis in children called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025
We are mired in a sense of placid, flaccid normalcy when none exists.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
Dr Simon Thomas, chief executive of UK based graphene semiconductor start-up Paragraf, told the BBC the announcement was "quite frankly flaccid".
From BBC • May 18, 2023
They went with the pot roast done in the pressure cooker along with the limp carrots and the flaccid potatoes and the onions with their slippery layers.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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