foible
Example Sentences
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Martin Amis, a merciless observer of foibles, puts one writer’s envy of another at the heart of “The Information.”
“I think these personal foibles of mine were tolerated among many as long as things were going well,” he said.
From Literature
We share many attributes, among them: optimism, adaptability and the capacity to laugh at life’s foibles.
From Los Angeles Times
The Dodgers won the World Series last year with home runs and bullpen games and New York Yankees foibles, but not with starting pitching.
From Los Angeles Times
He seemed, in short—for all his personal eccentricities and foibles—normal.
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