limp
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He entered the bathroom and saw Nix cradling Andrea, who was "limp" and wrapped in a towel.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
When Pulisic spoke with reporters after that game, he was walking without a limp and said he didn’t believe the injury was serious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
In another, a limp man partly covered in a blanket was carried away in a stretcher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
There was still time for some curious changes and an all too familiar reversion to type at Fulham on the final day as the limp visitors suffered a 17th league defeat of the campaign.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Holding out a limp Fig, I cried, “Sir Fig Newton has the silent cat killer.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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
Aside from the usual blisters, limps and throbbing limbs, most runners escape relatively unscathed.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
After I show Dell, he limps to the garage and yanks down the building rep parking sign.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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
Perhaps the contemporary stories could only possibly feel limper by comparison.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2014
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
Then he would tell him about the limper.
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 limpest clich�s, however, are the leading characters.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Still the figure stared, as if it would fascinate him into limpest submission.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George
Stocks limped to the end of a five-day slump on Friday, a run in which even blowout earnings from chip maker Micron couldn’t build any traction in major indexes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It meant West Indies limped on to 148-5.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It was anything but a wire-to-wire win for Korda, who struggled on the tee and limped through the opening round at two over par.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
And on the USS Gerald R. Ford, a $13 billion warship that limped off the line for a week of repairs after its laundry room caught fire.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Basil limped about, keeping himself between Cluny and Jess.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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
I was limping and being passed by people double my age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Clark was seen limping on the court before making two of three free throws.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Can you beat our London Marathon quiz, or will you be limping to the finish?
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
After a few seconds of silence, he slowly rose from the chair and began limping toward the wall.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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