spineless

Example Sentences

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“Maybe people do it out of desperation,” she told me, “but it’s spineless and demoralizing.”

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

In “The Studio,” Scorsese is hilarious as an avatar of artistic integrity who, of course, gets screwed over by Seth Rogen’s spineless studio head.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

As per Margaret Hartmann with New York Magazine's Intelligencer, the gift is "peak spineless groveling."

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

But they and other invertebrates are the spineless backbones of ecosystems, playing critical roles as pollinators, predators, prey and decomposers.

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

A newspaper that only looks at the soft and gentle side of things is like a jellyfish, floppy and spineless.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements