limp
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It was almost limp with moisture, and there was an obvious contrast between where the breading ended and the chicken began.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The drop was an indeterminate stroke, a limp poke at Shahzad.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The evidence also raises the possibility that the animal was walking with a limp.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
One piece of lettuce was limp; another was somehow entirely lettuce rib.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
A legendary MI6 operative, she’d served as a field agent for more than twenty-five years, and rumor had it the missing finger and limp were the results of a back-alley knife fight in Bangkok.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
I ask it to attack my drafts, defend the opposing view, and flag every transition that limps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
As the housing market limps along, analysts have become less enthused about D.R.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Voters here are concerned with policies that affect their water supply and forests, given that the timber industry limps along here and fires have ravaged the area in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Aside from the usual blisters, limps and throbbing limbs, most runners escape relatively unscathed.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
But instead he limps to the door as if I've ceased to exist.
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
Chris decided not to tell him about the limper on the lawn, not until the next time.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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
A man took a leg under each arm, another man took hold of his shoulders, and Limber Tim, now the limpest thing dead or alive was borne to his cabin.
From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Joaquin Miller
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
Thompson is the backup to Quentin Johnston, who limped off the practice field with an apparent leg injury this week and didn’t dress for the preseason game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Wide receiver Quentin Johnston limped to the sideline after attempting a leaping catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
It meant West Indies limped on to 148-5.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Her stomach rumbled as she limped after Robin down the stairs.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
He was limping on the field before being replaced by Sebastian Berhalter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
One man headed toward the border terminal under harsh sunlight, limping and struggling with two suitcases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
From his gray hair to limping stride, Jackson’s Robin is so battered by decades of violence and outdoor camping that, at first glance, I thought his bare feet were a pair of alligator boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Can you beat our London Marathon quiz, or will you be limping to the finish?
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
When he saw her limping forward, he laughed.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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