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Trump felled so much timber not because of the mightiness of his axe but because of the rot within the trees and the weakness of the wood.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025 In the last two years, Monty and Rose’s followers have found inspiration in their small-but-mightiness.—
Morgan Greene,
chicagotribune.com,
26 Apr. 2021 This may reflect Mr Xi’s mightiness, or his weakness and insecurity.—The Economist,
2 Nov. 2019 In our household, steak tartare is about the pure, unobscured flavor of the beef itself, that metallic, bloody, iron-rich mightiness.—
Gabrielle Hamilton,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2016