flimsy

Example Sentences

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With the Cuban economy in freefall since the coronavirus pandemic, no gas has been delivered to Brenei's flimsy home in a Havana suburb for months.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The former official added that the DoD's basis for threatening Anthropic with invoking either the Defense Production Act and being labeled a supply chain risk was "extremely flimsy".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

For as long as index funds have existed, they’ve been under attack from competitors flinging one flimsy pretext after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“You’re always outside and you’re always in a flimsy little cotton dress and there’s mud everywhere.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The kitchen to the left is no better, its counters piled with what I assume are the contents of the cupboards, which stand with their flimsy doors hanging open, empty.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam