weakly

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“If dads had higher prenatal cortisol and partners were more weakly linked, toddlers did worse on the executive functioning task, perhaps because the dads were less attuned to their partners and less primed to parent.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

My bargaining with the moral universe is that I still listen to “Off the Wall,” weakly reasoning that it came out before Jackson launched his Peter Pan act.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

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

Sugars, which bind more weakly, attach through hydrogen bonding.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Camel limps weakly behind, popping his head around one side, and then falling back and running along the other like a disgraced puppy.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen