lame
Example Sentences
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As lame as the fact that an Erewhon smoothie costs $19 is that so many of us need to be paid to be nice to each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
So there may not be any significant surprises from the Fed on Wednesday, especially now that Powell is essentially a lame duck.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Powell became a lame duck almost immediately after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January 2025.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
The Gunn movie takes a different tack, essentially arguing that what makes Superman lame is what actually makes him valuable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
"If you've got a plan for this, I need to hear it. There's no way I'm jumping in on some lame plan that's only going to get us caught."
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Vocabulary lists containing lame
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