lame

Example Sentences

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I remember feeling strongly that being a teenager in the ’90s was, to use a term from the era, totally lame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Now that Ghostface has become the face of lame and derivative sequels, who’s going to kill him?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Should I lie and make up a lame excuse, or confront her directly?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Even if he is a supposed lame duck, he remains profoundly dangerous.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

It was while we were looking for a safe place to settle down that we saw it: A lame donkey harnessed to a dilapidated old wagon was making its way down the road toward us.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall