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

Powell became a lame duck almost immediately after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January 2025.

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

Those bills passed the Senate in December, but they stalled in the House during a lame duck session that saw little progress on any issue.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025

It will only make you go lop-sided like a lame duck till I can repair the damage.”

From The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)