fair-weather
adjective
fair-weath·er
ˈfer-ˌwe-t͟hər 
1
: loyal only during a time of success
a fair-weather friend
2
: suitable for or done during fair weather
a fair-weather sail
Examples of fair-weather in a Sentence
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Electrifying theater and live music are available during this surprisingly fair-weather weekend in metro Detroit.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
As a thriving category for heritage and emerging brands alike, today’s leading ski labels are emphasizing fashion-conscious designs made out of hardwearing performance fabrics that court both the fair-weather bunny skier and the Black Diamond powder chaser.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
The Value of Spreading Your Risk MORE FOR YOU
Unlike sports, there’s no reason to fear becoming a fair-weather fan when investing.
—Ryan Derousseau, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
When the good times return, will that be enough to stave off whispers Haun is a fair-weather friend?
—Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 3 Aug. 2023
For decades, Washington had been a fair-weather friend to Islamabad, eager to work together when its own security interests were at stake, but otherwise indifferent to Pakistan's domestic challenges.
—Nancy Birdsall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2012
For all his fair-weather phases, Kendall Roy’s rap fandom might be his most consistent personality trait.
—Vulture, 24 Apr. 2023
Maybe for a few fair-weather fans, the balance between difficult and easy was tilting too much toward difficult.
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2023
Driverless cars operate in only a handful of fair-weather cities.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2024
As a thriving category for heritage and emerging brands alike, today’s leading ski labels are emphasizing fashion-conscious designs made out of hardwearing performance fabrics that court both the fair-weather bunny skier and the Black Diamond powder chaser.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
The Value of Spreading Your Risk MORE FOR YOU
Unlike sports, there’s no reason to fear becoming a fair-weather fan when investing.
—Ryan Derousseau, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
When the good times return, will that be enough to stave off whispers Haun is a fair-weather friend?
—Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 3 Aug. 2023
For decades, Washington had been a fair-weather friend to Islamabad, eager to work together when its own security interests were at stake, but otherwise indifferent to Pakistan's domestic challenges.
—Nancy Birdsall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2012
For all his fair-weather phases, Kendall Roy’s rap fandom might be his most consistent personality trait.
—Vulture, 24 Apr. 2023
Maybe for a few fair-weather fans, the balance between difficult and easy was tilting too much toward difficult.
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2023
Driverless cars operate in only a handful of fair-weather cities.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2023
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“Fair-weather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair-weather. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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