Weakly example sentences
Related (10): frail, feeble, delicate, faint, insufficiently, inadequately, unconvincingly, insignificantly, tepidly, timidly.
"Weakly" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The sick child smiled weakly at his mother.
- She waved weakly at him from the hospital bed.
- His legs shook weakly beneath him as he tried to stand.
- The candles flickered weakly in the darkened room.
- The old man's voice was barely a whisper, weak and trembling.
- The battered team trailed weakly behind in the championship race.
- The sun shown weakly through the gray clouds.
- The flowers near the wall bloomed weakly in the shade.
- The engine purred softly but weakly after the accident.
- The old dog got up weakly from his bed and limped toward his owner.
- The defense pleaded their client's innocence, but weakly and without conviction.
- The rope swung weakly from the ceiling.
- The competitor competed weakly against his fiercer opponents.
- The battery powered the lightbulb only weakly.
- His argument was poorly structured and supported weakly.
- She was reaching the end of her strength and reacted only weakly to his questions.
- The storm that had threatened all day arrived only weakly.
- He weakly tried to defend himself against her accusations.
- The plants that had not seen sunlight for days grew only weakly.
- The old engine turned over weakly but refused to start.
- The pathogens multiplied only weakly in the hostile environment.
- The soil was deficient in nutrients, causing the plants to grow weakly.
- The bridge shuddered weakly under their combined weight.
- The army retreated weakly after suffering heavy casualties.
- She swatted weakly at the bug that had landed on her arm.
- He raised his hand feebly and weakly to signal the waiter.
- The building teetered weakly in the aftermath of the earthquake.
- The economy grew only weakly last quarter.
- The damaged wing flapped weakly as the bird struggled to fly.
- His heart beat weakly in his chest after the long illness.
- His resistance to her charms was put up only weakly.
- The infected wound discharged pus only weakly.
- The rope held his weight only weakly.
- The candle's flame burned low and weakly.
- The metal bar bent weakly under the sudden pressure.
- The poorly constructed bridge trembled weakly under the traffic.
- His answers to the test questions were weakly supported and inadequately explained.
- The team's effort was halfhearted and their play was weak and lacking in conviction.
- The community's protest against the new development was weakly organized and attracted little notice.
- The drug's effect in combating the infection proved to be only weakly effective.
- The fog clung weakly to the valley floor in the morning sunlight.
- The trail became overgrown and faded, leading only weakly into the woods.
- The suspect's alibi was weakly constructed and full of holes.
- The government's response to the health crisis was viewed as weak and poorly coordinated.
- The athlete's performance in the final event was hampered by fatigue and he finished only weakly.
- The newcomers attempted to join the group but their friendliness was met only weakly.
- Their joy at seeing each other again was dampened by memories and anxieties and expressed only weakly.
- The argument lacked sound reasoning and evidence and was received only weakly by the audience.
- The bonds of affection between them had weakened over time and interacted only weakly now.
- The current flowed only weakly through the corroded wires.
- His confidence in himself had been shaken and he spoke only weakly in his own defense.
- The light coming from outside only weakly penetrated the thick curtains.
- The virus that he had been exposed to took hold only weakly in his well-defended system.
- His opposition to the plan was weakly voiced and quickly overcome.
- The storm front, blowing in from the south, brought winds that tugged only weakly at the trees.
- The ancient structure stood weakly but proudly in the valley it had overlooked for centuries.
- The workers protested only weakly against the wage cuts.
- His strength was fading and he could only weakly grasp his opponent's wrist.
- The paint on the walls was peeling weakly, flaking off in small patches.
- The plotlines were weakly connected and confusing to the reader.