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

Davis was so powerful he even stymied a crowd that wore “Gold Blooded” T-shirts but acted more like wimps.

From Los Angeles Times

“My mother and father didn’t raise a wimp,” she said, noting she plans to appeal.

From Washington Post

To the war enthusiasts in U.S. media, calls for reducing the chances of nuclear war and pursuing vigorous diplomacy are coming from wimps who serve Putin's interests.

From Salon

Have Californians — once roundly ridiculed as weather wimps — already become jaded to atmospheric rivers and overconfident that they can handle the hazards?

From Seattle Times