threadbare

Example Sentences

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European allies might join the U.S. in defending the Strait, but their navies are already threadbare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

In trying to prevent the goal, Joe Gomez picked up an injury to further deplete Liverpool's already threadbare options at centre-back.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Her attorney, Abbe Lowell, dismissed the referral as “three pages of stale, threadbare allegations.”

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

Now the Trojans enter his fourth with a raw, unproven commodity at quarterback, a threadbare linebacker room, and an inexperienced offensive line that could already be down a projected starter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

Sharp, sudden gusts carried away some of their stores the moment they were set down and ripped one of the threadbare tents to shreds.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong