How to Use the weak in a Sentence

the weak

noun
  • What has the weak force ever done for us?
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • So the strong one was pushing the weak one aside.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Anunoby, left unchecked, crashed from the weak side.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
  • The new trees dwindle as the weak die and the strong thrive.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Being the weak link is the worst feeling in the world.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Online fiber arts discourse is no place for the weak.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Are pet dogs and cats the weak link in bird flu surveillance?
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • Shopping for jeans online isn’t for the weak.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The promotion is the weak link.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Show the method, clean up the weak point, and let consistent craft build trust.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
  • How in the world did the weak force end up with massive force carriers?
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jesus came to heal the weak and the suffering.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Apart from the weak bass response, the soundbar produces the track well.
    — PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Or the weak one may flail about for his whole life, trying to catch up to the one who always won.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Little bit different now on the weak side.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Discard the weak central portion of the plant.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • If a player is holding the ball high and tight, the weak spot is at the tip of his biceps.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • As a lifelong learner, leadership is hard and is not for the weak.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Ed Ingram looks like the weak spot on the offensive line at right guard.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Combined with the weak jobs data recently, this keeps us on track for rate cuts.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This breaks the mirror symmetry, and the weak force is the only force to do it.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • To me, the abstract, the negative, and the weak feel most honest.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • If Chicago wants the Loop to thrive again, transit can’t be the weak link.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The widespread winds arrived with the weak storm front that passed through the region, Gomberg said.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
  • Text messages are the weak link in SIM swap attacks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • 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
  • Many analysts said that an auction earlier this week was on the weak side.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 22 May 2025
  • When a unit is identified as the weak link, the challenges come early and often.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 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

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