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Examples of weakness in a Sentence
The weakness of her voice surprised me.
The incident exposed his weakness as a leader.
Some see compromise as a sign of weakness.
the weakness of a radio signal connection
the weakness of the dollar
I told them my secret in a moment of weakness.
The tutor assessed the student's strengths and weaknesses.
The basketball team has few weaknesses.
Chocolate is my greatest weakness.
He has a weakness for desserts.
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If big states suffer problems of cohesion, small states suffer the consequences of weakness.
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Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Chinese consumers have typically snapped up gold when prices drop, which has helped establish a floor for the market during times of weakness.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2024
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Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Chinese consumers have typically snapped up gold when prices drop, which has helped establish a floor for the market during times of weakness.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for weakness
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“Weakness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weakness. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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