weak - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • spot: Externally the bolts are exposed, avoiding potential weak spots where water may penetrate the timber.
  • acid: Electron donating groups, however, will make for weaker acids.
  • parity: Target group we accounts to help weak parity the medical expenses who.
  • link: The girls voted out the " weakest link " by chanting " Send him off!
  • dollar: The decision were but i can't weak dollar their.
  • signal: For very weak signals, you can tell you need a good external arial.

Modifying Another Word

  • relatively: Tune the second receiver to a relatively weak station on the broadcast band.
  • too: Alas, I am too weak to show my words around here.
  • comparatively: It was unusual in that it offered comparatively weak integer performance but very strong floating point performance.
  • economically: Enterprise 23.25 Boosting enterprise and enhancing business development was identified as a priority for the traditionally economically weaker regions.

Infinitive complement

  • stand: Lord, our brothers and sisters fall too weak to stand up to the strong.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: The performance of semi-detached bungalows, however, remained weak.
  • appear: Students may be reluctant to discuss such difficulties with academic staff, for fear of appearing weak.
  • feel: The safety of feeling poorer weaker the investment accounts.
  • seem: Tho the machine guns seem weak, they are the best and most accurate weapon if used correctly.
  • grow: Even those who are young grow weak; Young people can fall exhausted.
  • become: My gait became unstable; my arms became weak; I dropped things; doing my hair became a chore.

Preposition: in

  • comparison: Benchmarking was particularly weak in comparison to the other competences.

Preposition: of

  • bunch: The weakest of the bunch, A Ship Named Francis, which attempts a humerous note, is fortunately also the shortest.

Preposition: from

  • hunger: I am in his office the next day at 8 pm sharp, weak from hunger.

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