dead weight

Example Sentences

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The factory sector no longer looks like dead weight.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Now he had been deemed dead weight in Italy, too.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

“A lot of people are dead weight, too,” she added, asserting that the upcoming year will be about taking care of herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Misguided, opinionated labor is dead weight; the high-up leaders know best, which is why they’ve earned the positions they have to begin with.

From Slate • Sep. 14, 2023

The line from the notebook felt like a dead weight in my stomach.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia