How to Use the weak in a Sentence

the weak

noun
Definition of the weaknext
  • Are pet dogs and cats the weak link in bird flu surveillance?
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • Moving here is not for the weak and building a business here is not for the weak.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The widespread winds arrived with the weak storm front that passed through the region, Gomberg said.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
  • Action movie stardom is not for the weak and Halle Berry's got the injuries to prove it.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But the opposite has been the M.O. of these Wolves, who routinely feast on the weak.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Ed Ingram looks like the weak spot on the offensive line at right guard.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The romance is the weak link, but the film is really a love letter to stunt actors.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
  • Elvira had already taken the weak links out of the system.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • As a primal element of power, land has flowed from the weak to the strong for centuries.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
  • When a unit is identified as the weak link, the challenges come early and often.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Just remove the weak and diseased branches as well as those that point to the center or rub against others.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Apart from the weak base effect, strong demand from emerging markets helped China’s trade surge at the start of the year.
    — Laura He, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • When a new snowfall dumps on top of it, the grains in the weak layer can shear, creating a surface for an avalanche to slide on.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Along with the weak winds, temperatures will also be cooler in the mid 50s to mid 60s area wide.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Kendricks is charged with leading a linebacker room that was considered the weak link on the defense year ago.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • When the war began, many expected that Europe would be the weak point in the Western alliance.
    — Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In 1997, then-reigning world champion Damon Hill had left the Williams team to join the weak Arrows team and managed to lead for most of the race.
    — Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Yet, Christians have a unique calling in Scripture to care for the weak and vulnerable.
    — Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
  • Zoom out: The Trump campaign has tried to avoid the weak candidates that plagued the Republican Party in 2022.
    — Lucille Sherman, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
  • This means WIMPs would have to interact via the weak force even more feebly than expected.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • Instead of carrying the weak force, as the regular does, the would carry something else.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
  • If the machinery of oppressive power is to be trained on the weak, then there is a duty to stop the gears by any means necessary.
    — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024
  • In the weak glow of a bulb wired to a jug of fuel, during one of many power cuts, Mr. Nasrullah laid out a plate of bread and a pot of cardamom tea on the carpet.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Mystik Dan will likely get bet down to 2-1 odds but is still a good value at that price, considering the weak field.
    — Liam Durbin, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
  • Japan is already enjoying a surge in tourist arrivals, due to the weak currency.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Oreshkin’s missive wasn’t quick enough to preempt at least one outburst apropos of the weak ruble.
    — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2023
  • John described his son as a loyal friend, someone who even as a boy was inclined to protect the weak and stand up to aggressors.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
  • And rest assured, Octopath Traveler II’s battles aren’t for the weak.
    — Joshua Khan, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2023
  • During a visit home in 1924, Riggs wrote to Bynner: The forces of earth rise to crush the weak things, the tortoises without a protective shell.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The flurry of activity, along with the switch to housing, is a reminder of the weak state of the Bay Area office market and the shift to residential projects.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024

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