How to Use flimsy in a Sentence

flimsy

adjective
  • They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.
  • The state of catching in the sport is that flimsy.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The kind of love that’s coming to you now isn’t flimsy.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Are the clasps and hinges sturdy, not flimsy?
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But it’s being abused, and the guardrails are flimsy at best.
    — Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Make sure the branch isn't flimsy, either.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
  • To combat this, check for flimsy frames, loose hinges, or weak nose pads.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Chargers are a flimsy fence in that phase.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Not too heavy, not too flimsy—the cotton holds its shape, but still has some give.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The kickstand is a bit flimsy and takes up more space than needed.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The glasses don’t feel flimsy at all and look like a pair that even adults might want to own.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
  • The keys are flimsy and have been reported to break.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s a hard look at what makes the evidence so flimsy.
    — Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
  • And the guard rails were pretty flimsy to begin with.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The fabric has a nice weight to it—light enough for warm weather but not flimsy.
    — Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
  • The latch of history is a flimsy latch.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • The case was flimsy, and dangerous, from the start.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The drones are often made of flimsy plastics.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But paper napkins are often too small and flimsy to be used that way.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
  • Forget the flimsy strips of aluminum around the edges of the pie as a last ditch effort.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The zippers aren’t flimsy, and the colorway adds a cool, retro touch.
    — Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
  • The straps are made well and the latch is good quality — thick plastic — and not flimsy at all.
    — Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Scummy grout, broken tiles, flimsy doors and bad lighting.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • So much waste happens in the kitchen; too many tools are of the flimsy plastic variety.
    — Nina Molina, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Just like flimsy wire and plastic hangers have no place in your closet, neither do bulky ones.
    — Abbie Harrison, Martha Stewart, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Very thin and flimsy fabrics generally don’t hold up as well as those that have more weight to them.
    — Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Missing pawns, cracked hourglass timers, and flimsy boxes have a way of sneaking up on you.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • For months the world felt wobbly, flimsy, like a screen on which images were projected.
    — John Horgan, Scientific American, 14 June 2022
  • While both work well for providing support to your plant, cages tend to be flimsier than stakes.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
  • Resin feels thicker and sturdier while most plastics feel quite thin, flimsy, and brittle.
    — Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022

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