weakling

Example Sentences

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Former Big Ten weakling Indiana defied all conventional wisdom to become the nation’s only undefeated team and claim its first-ever No. 1 ranking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

My mother was the weakling; my father was the smartest person in the room.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

The U.S. economy is not a 90-pound weakling when it comes to manufacturing muscle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

Jesse Eisenberg is excellent as a nebbish weakling who decides to become a “real man” by learning karate.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

The circus lions don’t care to know that their leader is a weakling human; the fiction guarantees their social well-being and staves off violent anarchy.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel