wimp
Example Sentences
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Tell me you’re not a wimp without telling me you’re not a wimp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
He reacted and Scarlett "jokingly" called him a wimp, Ms Hall says.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 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
“When I started,” she said, “they wanted my things completely wimp feminine, and the gallery wanted to push that and I just wanted to throw up.”
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
What was most important to us was who ran the fastest and whose daddy wasn’t a wimp.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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