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

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

England's tour of India ended in woeful fashion as some spineless top-order batting resulted in a massive defeat inside three days in the fifth Test in Dharamsala.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024

His rosary beads hung from a corner of the shelf, and in between a pile of sweaters and a stack of spineless books was a framed plastic ID card.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline