weakly

Example Sentences

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Smiling weakly, the girl patted him on the head, a clumsy gesture that rattled his undead brain.

From Literature

"It opens the door to imaging ultrafast dynamics in weakly bound matter with unprecedented detail."

From Science Daily

I dashed for the bucket near the door and leaned weakly over it.

From Literature

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

I ask weakly, once I’m finally relieved of duty, as his assistant shovels equipment back into a black leather bag.

From Literature