weakened

Example Sentences

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But a steel structure doesn’t need to melt to fail; it just needs to be sufficiently weakened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Although winds weakened as evening fell on Monday, CalFire's weather forecast said: "Warm temperatures, low afternoon humidity, and terrain-driven winds continue to challenge containment efforts."

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

This has weakened the market’s previous self-correcting mechanisms.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Rebellion was rare in post-war parliaments but became more common in the Major, Blair and coalition governments as backbenchers grew in confidence and party management weakened.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But Kathy’s heart was soft, her resolve to withhold payment even an hour weakened in the presence of these workers soaked with sweat, knuckles bleeding, forearms yellow with sawdust.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers