weakly

Example Sentences

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When the match resumed, brawls were still going on in the stands and Morocco’s Brahim Diaz failed to score with a weakly hit penalty kick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Over the years, several unexplained experimental results have fueled speculation about a fourth variety known as a sterile neutrino, which would interact even more weakly than the others.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

These particles are thought to be heavier than protons and interact so weakly with normal matter that they are extremely difficult to detect.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

"I feel pain in my head and my legs," he says weakly.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Gavril smiled weakly, extending his hand to me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros