spineless

Example Sentences

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“Maybe people do it out of desperation,” she told me, “but it’s spineless and demoralizing.”

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

In “The Studio,” Scorsese is hilarious as an avatar of artistic integrity who, of course, gets screwed over by Seth Rogen’s spineless studio head.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

He told us that he had learned his some of his colleagues were "spineless" and "treacherous".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

As per Margaret Hartmann with New York Magazine's Intelligencer, the gift is "peak spineless groveling."

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

He was afraid I would paint him as a sentimentalist or, worse, some spineless ally of the Cuban government.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French