How to Use weakness in a Sentence

weakness

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  • The weakness of her voice surprised me.
  • He has a weakness for desserts.
  • I told them my secret in a moment of weakness.
  • Some see compromise as a sign of weakness.
  • The tutor assessed the student's strengths and weaknesses.
  • The incident exposed his weakness as a leader.
  • The basketball team has few weaknesses.
  • Chocolate is my greatest weakness.
  • The Reds are still far from full strength in the bullpen, the team’s weakness.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 15 July 2022
  • But, at the end of the day, look, weakness arouses evil.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • The weakness of that plan was very clear from the drop with Bob Chapek.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Jack is the biggest evidence of the weakness in the wards.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The weakness of the Browns defense is their linebackers and safeties.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Yes, their weaknesses are tough to take, and the losses painful.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Groff makes clear that Frank’s is a tragedy of weakness, not simply of greed.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
  • The Trojans’ weakness was supposed to be up front on both sides of the ball, but that hasn’t been the case at all.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Give us the faith to trust the goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The strength of her mind stands in contrast with the weakness and frailty of her body and condition.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Those gels in your belt, shorts, or bra pocket aren’t a sign of weakness.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The team is also in flux with depth, a weakness for this season.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Number one is a point of strength for them, but also a point of weakness.
    — CBS News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • That left the Fed to fight economic weakness on its own.
    — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Aside from the slow starts, the Hoosiers’ biggest weakness has been their run defense.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
  • All three of the touchdowns to Smith were new designs built to exploit a weakness.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • His starters showed no signs of weakness from the opening kickoff.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Yet that has been a weakness during the last two weeks while the Clippers have lost six of their last eight games.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • But the response to four years of weakness must not be four years of isolation.
    — Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Yet its weakness should be evident right from the start.
    — Jay Cost, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This Jayhawks squad lacks the right pieces around Harris and Adams — players who could amplify their strengths while covering for some of their weaknesses.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Oklahoma City addressed most of its playoff weaknesses from last May.
    — Nick Crain, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025

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