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

The former official added that the DoD's basis for threatening Anthropic with invoking either the Defense Production Act and being labeled a supply chain risk was "extremely flimsy".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“You’re always outside and you’re always in a flimsy little cotton dress and there’s mud everywhere.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

It was a transparently flimsy excuse, and Ms. Cook promptly sued on the grounds that the firing was illegal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The flimsy structure was still settling into the sand, causing the floor of each room to tilt at a different angle.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin