flimsy

Example Sentences

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His team were outstanding in the first 40 minutes as they carved open a flimsy Munster side.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But that excuse is flimsy, as the Jalloh case shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A former DoD official who asked not to be named told the BBC on Thursday that Hegseth's grounds for either measure were "extremely flimsy".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Gone are the flimsy cardboard bedframes of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, held during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

It felt like a sudden statement, but I realized only then that he’d been talking for a while; I was so focused on this flimsy scalpel in my hand that I hadn’t noticed.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi