weakling
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Frankly, the dorky version of Adam is more fun than the heroic He-Man, even with Knight hammering us every minute to laugh that he’s a total weakling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
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
“I’ve never seen anyone go after a 50-pound weakling with the same ferocity he goes after a 500-pound rhinoceros.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
Grace gripped her pen and wondered when Max had become such a weakling, with a spine made out of cotton candy.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Planning is for weaklings, rational analysis is disdained, the amygdala and the gut replace the cerebral cortex.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
"Such psychic weaklings has Western civilization made of us."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023
Is this just a franchise that beats up on NFL weaklings — Houston, the New York Giants, Jacksonville — or one that can consistently beat playoff-caliber teams?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
He’s 0-3 against rival Iowa and a combined 3-4 against Big Ten West weaklings Purdue and Illinois.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
“Some will. Not all. We have our cowards and our knaves, our weaklings and our fools, as do they.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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