flimsy

Example Sentences

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The Syrian foreign ministry denounced the attack as "an outrageous assault on Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity" and called Israel's justification "flimsy pretexts and fabricated excuses".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

“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

It was a transparently flimsy excuse, and Ms. Cook promptly sued on the grounds that the firing was illegal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Fly any faster, and the flimsy craft would literally break apart under the strain.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin