weakly

Example Sentences

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"It opens the door to imaging ultrafast dynamics in weakly bound matter with unprecedented detail."

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

When the match resumed, brawls were still going on in the stands and Morocco’s Brahim Diaz failed to score with a weakly hit penalty kick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“I laughed because she did,” he weakly claims, and there are more giggles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

These particles are thought to be heavier than protons and interact so weakly with normal matter that they are extremely difficult to detect.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Matthias staggered weakly into his room—but the moment he closed the door he became a different mouse.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques