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

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

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Sumi told the BBC: "It renders all of their efforts to be inclusive completely performative. I actually find it really spineless."

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

But they and other invertebrates are the spineless backbones of ecosystems, playing critical roles as pollinators, predators, prey and decomposers.

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

Grandfather would not be proud if he saw me acting so spineless.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson