whimper

Example Sentences

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A head-spinning session ended with more of a whimper than a bang on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Sri Lanka needed an emphatic win to stay alive but instead exited with a whimper, limping to 107-8 chasing New Zealand's 168-7.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

A dispiriting choke in the first game being followed by a credible draw in the second to keep hopes alive, only to then go out with a whimper in the final group match.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Until recently, it looked as if Sasaki’s first season with the Dodgers was going to end with a whimper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

His words came out as a whimper, the kind of sound no self-respecting thirteen-year-old boy would want anyone to hear him making.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix