the weak

noun

: weak people
the weak and the powerful

Examples of the weak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kendricks is charged with leading a linebacker room that was considered the weak link on the defense year ago. Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 The widespread winds arrived with the weak storm front that passed through the region, Gomberg said. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024 If the machinery of oppressive power is to be trained on the weak, then there is a duty to stop the gears by any means necessary. Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 5 May 2024 Yet, Christians have a unique calling in Scripture to care for the weak and vulnerable. Jim Daly, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024 The flurry of activity, along with the switch to housing, is a reminder of the weak state of the Bay Area office market and the shift to residential projects. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024 These qualities are also evident in the weak handling of the bucolic Gloucestershire scenes with elderly Shallow and Silence. David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 And minus the weak end to 2023, early 2024 has the weakest California confidence since the mid-pandemic start to 2021. Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024 John described his son as a loyal friend, someone who even as a boy was inclined to protect the weak and stand up to aggressors. Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024

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“The weak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20weak. Accessed 12 May. 2024.

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