Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for weaken. Search instead for werken.
Definitions

weaken

[wee-kuhn] / ˈwi kən /


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.

See Examples For:

Hurricane Odalys, with 90 mph winds, is nearly 900 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California and is forecasted to turn away from land and weaken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Global equity positioning continued to weaken as investors adopted a more defensive stance, the U.S. bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

As the eruption eventually begins to weaken, sulphur dioxide high in the atmosphere forms sunlight-reflecting sulfate aerosols that spread around the northern hemisphere to influence the world’s climate for several years.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

It’s that rising rates eventually weaken earnings expectations while also pushing bond-market volatility higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Just enough to weaken Sardothien—to make her dizzy and disoriented.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

In 2020, she was among a cross-section of public figures who signed an open letter denouncing cancel culture, saying it weakens open debate by shutting people down.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The country’s fast-declining currency is putting pressure on consumers to use it before it weakens further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

"The worst combination for the Fed is if inflation remains sticky while the labor market weakens," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

This reduction weakens their gravitational influence, offsetting the stronger attraction produced by the hidden force.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Their gravitational bond weakens, so that when another star passes the binary, the pair break up.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“Breadth has actually weakened as the index has moved toward an all-time high,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise, in a phone interview Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Residents living near to a fire-damaged seaside hotel in Folkestone have been evacuated over safety fears that the intensity of the basement blaze weakened the building's structure, the council has said.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Some trees succumbed to insects after being weakened by drought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s call to raise rates, but the yen still weakened, potentially creating a new concern for Bessent, who helped lead the first coordinated support for the yen since 1998 earlier this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

His hardships hadn’t weakened him, but he’d been weathered and softened like leather—as if he were becoming a more comfortable version of himself.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“That’s not the stuff of a weakening tape,” Stockton said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

A major Atlantic Ocean circulation system that plays a central role in regulating Earth's climate has been weakening across a broad region for nearly two decades, according to new research.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

But without the draw of series like “Stranger Things” and “The Queen’s Gambit,” which rank among the platform’s most watched shows, the analysts were worried about weakening engagement trends on the platform.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

A neighbor, a structural engineer, explained the fires were weakening the steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

At last, Jinny felt her breath weakening, so she turned to float, belly up, to rest on the ripples.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com