limp
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I preferred the big cities—Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos, León—where I could limp into the town square and reward myself with museums, cathedrals, mushroom pinxtos or paella that could feed 35 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was almost limp with moisture, and there was an obvious contrast between where the breading ended and the chicken began.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The drop was an indeterminate stroke, a limp poke at Shahzad.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The evidence also raises the possibility that the animal was walking with a limp.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
She sagged as if all her spirit had bled out, and Kasusu dropped from her limp fingers.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
I ask it to attack my drafts, defend the opposing view, and flag every transition that limps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
As the housing market limps along, analysts have become less enthused about D.R.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Executives on the lenders' bid team have told the BBC that time is running out for Thames as the longer it limps on, the harder any turnaround becomes.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
The man limps out and rubs his face before falling on all fours as the officers drive away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
She then limps backward, away from the gun and toward the edge of the room.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
They could be even limper against Leicester, and they will still win to move even closer to the title.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Much of the rest in “Languages of Truth” is limper and less interesting.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2021
Perhaps the contemporary stories could only possibly feel limper by comparison.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2014
Later, fellow Canadians Feist and Timber Timbre make the ballad-est of ballads even limper, coasting “Don’t Give Up” at an easy folk pace, pleasant but unconvincing.
From Time ● Jan. 6, 2014
So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie’s crisp new one.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
I’m reaching a point where I think the jump scare is the lamest, limpest form of horror.
From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2017
Russia, tipped as possible winners just a few days earlier, crashed out with drama – but for Poland it was the limpest possible exit: the co-hosts offering next to nothing against the Czechs.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012
The most enraptured fans are children : the limpest puppet show or the most ancient Western will bring in neighborhoods of bug-eyed, awestruck kids.
From Time Magazine Archive
The progress of all species of bêche-de-mer is sedate and cautious, and this, probably the longest and the weakest and limpest of all, surpasses the race in deliberateness.
From My Tropic Isle by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield
Still the figure stared, as if it would fascinate him into limpest submission.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
Wide receiver Quentin Johnston limped to the sideline after attempting a leaping catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The super athletic forward who thrilled fans with his highlight-reel dunks last season took a hard landing on one wild drive during the first half and limped toward the bench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
The morning after losing to Federer, an aching Willis limped to the shower at 4:30am to get ready for an interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
It whirled away from Håkon, who limped along a distant wall, toward Ivan.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Outside linebacker Kyle Kennard exited practice with a trainer after limping off the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The boys' father said: "We were in the hotel room when the eldest burst into the room. He was limping and there was blood everywhere after he cut all his feet leaving the spa."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Now I stub my toe, I’m limping for three weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
I was limping and being passed by people double my age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
And he licks the hand of the limping young man.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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