deadweight
Example Sentences
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Ships of all different sizes, measured by deadweight tonnage, have passed through the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
After witnessing the comment battlefield after I mentioned the deadweight loss of Christmas, I have learned one cannot convince certain people of the greater efficiency of cash gifts.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2023
Matanzas is Cuba's only terminal with the ability to receive large tankers rated for 100,000 tonnes of deadweight.
From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022
She was deadweight, and the sooner I could distance myself from her, the better.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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