weakly

Example Sentences

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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

"Genistein is only weakly absorbed when taken orally," Wu said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

At the same time, the B-L symmetry provides a natural explanation for why neutrinos have mass, even though they interact so weakly with matter that they can pass through entire planets without leaving a trace.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

“You were a seventh grader before the invention of whatnots,” Mom said weakly.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix