as in weakness
a defect in character
could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly
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Recent Examples of foible
Nudging All of Us Toward Peaceful Change Image Ms. Montgomery and Mr. Jones had an affinity for material about marital foibles.
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Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The second successfully put its whole focus on addressing the foibles of the first.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
When the wedding goes south, all their romantic lives get entangled and the show follows their foibles and flings.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
And there’s the trust factor: The Leafs seemed to get rid of Kadri, at least in part, because of his playoff, err, foibles.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foible
Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The second successfully put its whole focus on addressing the foibles of the first.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025
When the wedding goes south, all their romantic lives get entangled and the show follows their foibles and flings.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
And there’s the trust factor: The Leafs seemed to get rid of Kadri, at least in part, because of his playoff, err, foibles.
—Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foible
Noun
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Any signs of internal weakness represent an opportunity for the opposition.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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This comes as investors are anxious about how his retaliatory tariffs will affect the broader U.S. economy, which is already showing some signs of weakness.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The fault lies less with the performers than the writing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
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These maps, based on research into earthquake sources such as faults and how seismic waves move through the earth’s crust, are used to determine the forces that structures in each community should be designed to resist.—
Jonathan P. Stewart,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kylian Mbappe has been isolated since the turn of the year, and too little is being said about the shortcomings in attack.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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However, the Highway Performance Monitoring System also has several shortcomings that require further examination.—
Mark Pittman,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Foible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foible. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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