weak-mindedness
Example Sentences
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On "Woke Up New," the Mountain Goats channeled the claustrophobic uncertainty that stems from abandonment, the protagonist's weak-mindedness evoking the neurotic George Costanza of "Seinfeld" fame.
From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 6, 2011
There is no mark of the immense weak-mindedness of modernity that is more striking than this general disposition to keep up old forms, but to keep them up informally and feebly.
From All Things Considered by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Jeanne gave the girl minute instructions for finding the house in which the Marquis de Lafayette had his apartment, and Marie showed little sign of weak-mindedness as she listened.
From The Light That Lures by Brebner, Percy James
He in his weak-mindedness was compelled to hire the brains of a mere substitute, a manager, if you prefer.
From Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers by Various
Helen could burn with enthusiasm, yet never exposed herself to suspicion of weak-mindedness.
From The Crown of Life by Gissing, George
