Sentence examples for be flimsy from inspiring English sources
adjective
Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
- He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
They were bundled head to toe in what appeared to be flimsy nylon running wear.
So the U.S. News algorithm relies instead on proxies for quality — and the proxies for educational quality turn out to be flimsy at best.
It is true that the personal tax allowance is somewhat higher, but that will be flimsy protection against the cuts that are coming.
"Ice Bound," which has its premiere on CBS on Sunday night, is worthy, sensible drama, but it would be flimsy stuff without her.
To Savor: For Connoisseurs of Very Small Fish Those of us who like our anchovies rich and meaty are often disappointed by the ones sold at many supermarkets; while flavorful, they often tend to be flimsy or skimpy.
Even before the recent disaster, the death rate this year, compared with the start of 2014, was ten times greater and still people have been coming in the same numbers.European solidarity has yet again been shown to be flimsy.
It's flimsy construction.
But here, too, the evidence is flimsy.
Promises are flimsy, inconvenient, and outdated.
