dead weight
Example Sentences
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The factory sector no longer looks like dead weight.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
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
“I thought I was dead weight / But you wanna carry me / You wanna carry me home,” she sings on the track, gritty guitar sounds behind her.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023
Even in heavy traffic, about 80% of forces on the bridge come from the concrete structure’s own dead weight.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022
You can change things in later years, but with 93’s your freshman year, you’re going to have a lot of dead weight.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
