flimsiness

Example Sentences

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Olympic officials at the time swiftly dispelled the rumor of the bed's flimsiness after Irish gymnast Rhys McClenaghan shared a video of himself jumping on the bed to test its sturdiness.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

The state’s “refusal to withdraw the meritless assertions, the flimsiness of its request for extraordinary relief, and its use of the Maui tragedy, support a finding of frivolousness and bad faith,” the ruling said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

It may be too flip for some, but flippancy isn’t the issue — it’s the flimsiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

The compressed, click-chasing nature of the op-ed might explain the flimsiness in some of her arguments.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

He scored a line with a mighty claw along a strut less damaged than most, and feeling a flimsiness in the quality of the metal, turned away at once and scanned the mountain wall again.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman