wimp

Example Sentences

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As I walked into the medical clinic for my blood test, all I could think about was how to avoid looking like a wimp on camera.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

It’s a tough assignment for a self-described wimp who ceaselessly cites his own shortcomings: bad grades, a flabby torso, a smarmy personality.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

I’m too much of a wimp to read horror, though I have been pleasantly surprised by thrillers like “My Sister, the Serial Killer,” by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

“Everyone thinks I’m a wimp because Tommy is so outgoing,” she told The Times in 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Nonetheless, I think she deserves an honorable mention for her intense, best-supporting cameo in the Luke Hunter: Death Prophet saga, although I came off as a bit of a wimp in that particular episode.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx