weakling

Example Sentences

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Don’t get me wrong: J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s legendary founding director, would view Patel as a contemptible weakling.

From Salon

So he’s downplayed concerns about Epstein, calling some of his supporters “weaklings” for buying into what he sold them for years.

From Salon

My mother was the weakling; my father was the smartest person in the room.

From Salon

The U.S. economy is not a 90-pound weakling when it comes to manufacturing muscle.

From Seattle Times

But he waited until it was temporarily lifted Friday to resume his public attacks against Smith and label those who have made cooperation deals with prosecutors “weaklings and cowards.”

From Seattle Times