lame duck
Example Sentences
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He’s also a lame duck and getting lamer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The historical record here may show that being a lame duck insulates a Fed chair from political pressures.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
"I'm not sure he's a lame duck yet," Garret Martin, professor of international relations at American University, told AFP.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
Congressional leaders from both parties agree on the need to pass PBM reform, and the current "lame duck" legislative session is an ideal opportunity to do so.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
"Oh, mother," hummed Fanny to the music of the lame duck as she practised before the mirror, "how can you really hurt a man?"
From Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
