wimp
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Tell me you’re not a wimp without telling me you’re not a wimp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
He reacted and Scarlett "jokingly" called him a wimp, Ms Hall says.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
The stakes were much lower on Thursday, but the pattern held firm: Jordan's focus was on creating an illusion of tenacity while being too much of a wimp to own up to his own failures.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023
It’s a tough assignment for a self-described wimp who ceaselessly cites his own shortcomings: bad grades, a flabby torso, a smarmy personality.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
Nonetheless, I think she deserves an honorable mention for her intense, best-supporting cameo in the Luke Hunter: Death Prophet saga, although I came off as a bit of a wimp in that particular episode.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
This is the new state of play in college sports: Rebuilding is for wimps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Quoting the investor Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street, she said "lunch is for wimps".
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
Leftovers from the Big Bang, wimps are invisible and slow, compared with the speed of light, and can only be detected through their gravitational effect on other objects.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Davis was so powerful he even stymied a crowd that wore “Gold Blooded” T-shirts but acted more like wimps.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
I.begin to think that women I have thought were stupid, or wimps, may simply have been hiding things, as I was.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
