wimp

Example Sentences

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"So, either she's going to be a wimp, and do nothing, or she's going to be driven and ambitious. Character is what drives everything forward."

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

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

Anyone who's been around a loudmouth blowhard will recognize the personality: a wimp masquerading as a tough guy.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2021

It was why she rarely let Furball out of her sight and why the dog was such a wimp.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer