as in weakness
a defect in character
could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly
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Recent Examples of foible
Nudging All of Us Toward Peaceful Change Image Ms. Montgomery and Mr. Jones had an affinity for material about marital foibles.
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Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The second successfully put its whole focus on addressing the foibles of the first.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
When the wedding goes south, all their romantic lives get entangled and the show follows their foibles and flings.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
And there’s the trust factor: The Leafs seemed to get rid of Kadri, at least in part, because of his playoff, err, foibles.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foible
Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The second successfully put its whole focus on addressing the foibles of the first.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
When the wedding goes south, all their romantic lives get entangled and the show follows their foibles and flings.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
And there’s the trust factor: The Leafs seemed to get rid of Kadri, at least in part, because of his playoff, err, foibles.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foible
Noun
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At the same time, there are growing signs of weakness.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Kostin also warned that the current macroeconomic environment points to weakness in the IPO market.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But they were told that authorities required solid proof that a business was at fault in order to take away a license.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company has been found at fault for a few major wildfires in Southern California in recent years, including the 2017 Thomas fire and 2018’s Woolsey fire.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is a remarkable shortcoming for any intelligent system to have.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Aztecs were struggling on the offensive end to go along with their defensive shortcomings, shooting just 26.7% in the first half, and going just 4-of-16 from beyond the arc.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Foible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foible. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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