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foible
noun as in personal imperfection
Weak match
Example Sentences
The Dodgers won the World Series last year with home runs and bullpen games and New York Yankees foibles, but not with starting pitching.
He seemed, in short—for all his personal eccentricities and foibles—normal.
He is an observational comedian, with an eye to the foibles of everyday life — long-term marriage, encounters at airports, the temptations of junk food — but he never pokes fun at anyone but himself.
He points at the foibles of others and refuses to hold himself to a higher standard.
Bears have also continued to draw social media attention for their food-lusting foibles.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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