weak-kneed
Example Sentences
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Prophets of dread and shame, There is no place for you, Weak-kneed and craven-breasted, Amongst this English crew!
From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Morley, Henry
Weak-kneed Congressmen and Legislaturemen succumbed not only to fear of the ballots which the League controlled but also to fear of another kind.
From What Prohibition Has Done to America by Franklin, Fabian
Weak-kneed, Jason followed him up the long drive to the door of the White House, and into a room where there were more orderlies and a man at a desk writing.
From Benefits Forgot A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love by Morrow, Honoré
Weak-kneed, we headed toward the parking lot, leaving Norm's body on the operating table.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Weak-kneed, she sank down on the bed and lay back on the pillow, closing her eyes wearily.
From The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)
