limp

Gloucester thrashed a limp Harlequins at Kingsholm to go to the top of the early Prem standings.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Similar speculation arose after his 2019 European tour, when video appeared to show him walking with a slight limp and using the arms of a chair to steady himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

He previously suffered a leg injury that left him with a limp and has apparently adapted his lifestyle, preferring to spend his time lazing on a rock, rather than fighting with fellow bears.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Instead, Iñárritu shoves in a limp subplot about a missing daughter to humanize him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

I carried my limp and worn five-dollar bill to the back table.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

As the housing market limps along, analysts have become less enthused about D.R.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

Now the industry limps along by focusing on artificial intelligence; private equity also has experienced setbacks and looks even wobblier to me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

As the city limps back to normalcy, the effects of the incident are most starkly visible at the school where the children studied.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024

“That’s what I always wanted to be. I always liked mustaches and hair and limps and nose pieces and accents.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Then, without explanation, she turns and limps out the back door.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

Much of the rest in “Languages of Truth” is limper and less interesting.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2021

And Bieber delivers his most bravura vocal on the acoustic guitar–driven “E.T.A.,” which ideally would have ended the album rather than the several limper retreads that follow it.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2020

Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing.

From Time ● Jan. 6, 2014

So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie’s crisp new one.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

I’m reaching a point where I think the jump scare is the lamest, limpest form of horror.

From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2017

Russia, tipped as possible winners just a few days earlier, crashed out with drama – but for Poland it was the limpest possible exit: the co-hosts offering next to nothing against the Czechs.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012

The most enraptured fans are children : the limpest puppet show or the most ancient Western will bring in neighborhoods of bug-eyed, awestruck kids.

From Time Magazine Archive

George Eliot says in Middlemarch that "a kind Providence furnishes the limpest personality with a little gum or starch in the form of tradition."

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke

Still the figure stared, as if it would fascinate him into limpest submission.

From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald

Wide receiver Quentin Johnston limped to the sideline after attempting a leaping catch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

MacIntyre, who had limped to a 12-over 82 during the first round on Thursday, currently sits at 31st on the FedEx Cup points list.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

“As he limped down the companionway,” the New York Sun reported, “the impression was strong that the Colonel had endured the greatest hardships of his life.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

His father, not far off, limped as he worked along the newly turned rows of corn.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

He was the pivot for the 1969-70 sharp-passing NBA champs, and I can still see him limping out for the famous Game 7.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Tom Cruise-led movie “Digger” cratered at the box office this weekend, limping to a fifth-place finish with $8 million in the U.S. and Canada in its theatrical debut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The bond-market selloff is raising borrowing costs for home buyers and dealing blow after blow to a limping housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The boys' father said: "We were in the hotel room when the eldest burst into the room. He was limping and there was blood everywhere after he cut all his feet leaving the spa."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Half limping, he ran forward, searching for somewhere to hide or something to defend himself with.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz