weak sister

Example Sentences

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Fear is a very weak sister and, yes, they really should get rid of those brooding teenagers and maybe Travis too.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016

Started two years ago to give the fast-growing News-Free Press a run for its money, the evening Times remained a weak sister.

From Time Magazine Archive

Someone suggested that he could buy the down-at-the-heels New York Yankees, weak sister of the American League, for $450,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, once the weak sister of the Coast, has been pulling out of the red under Roosevelt Son-in-Law John Boettiger, will make enough in 1939 to offset 1938's losses.

From Time Magazine Archive

This school of life is a difficult one at best, but when a weak sister like myself is put about three grades higher than she belongs, it is more than hard.

From The Lady of the Decoration by Little, Frances, [pseud.]