The gusty overnight winds blowing off the sea also played havoc with some of the more flimsy tents. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
A flimsy excuse. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A flimsy table. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The leaders pointed to previous alleged assassination plots based on what they called flimsy evidence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
So this pretext, though flimsy, is more than adequate. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
He recalled her flimsy excuse, which she had later on contradicted. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Bonus features are flimsy, which is fine for a disposable movie like SEOUL RAIDERS. From Wordnik.com. [Kung Fu Cinema] Reference
Bill English today confirmed that on the strength of what can only be described as a flimsy. From Wordnik.com. [NZ On Screen] Reference
Many of the very poor live in flimsy shacks that weren’t too dangerous when they collapsed. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Haiti] Reference
Personaly I don't like the idea of flimsy walls between me and human blood lusting bears or cougars. From Wordnik.com. [bison survival blog] Reference
Megrahi can be best described as flimsy and circumstantial, his conviction was always highly suspect. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The side panels are a little flimsy, which is a shame, as they're the only part of the case that lets the build quality down. From Wordnik.com. [bit-tech.net Feed] Reference
In fat octavoes and in flimsy twelves!. From Wordnik.com. [The Age Reviewed] Reference
Ridge Comes Clean: Terror Alerts based on "flimsy" evidence by on. From Wordnik.com. [05/11/2005] Reference
The reasons seem kind of flimsy, but they are reasons, not emotions. From Wordnik.com. [Why social conservatives should not argue — as Dennis Prager does — that a woman should have sex with her husband whether she's in the mood or not.] Reference
The girl had a kind of flimsy prettiness which suggested a cotillon favor. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
She found some kind of flimsy nightie and disappeared back into the bathroom. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Mornings]
All of this kind of flimsy information right now, but the police are flooding the area. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2002] Reference
Martin came out from the news room into the adjoining ante-room with a slip of "flimsy" in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Swirling Waters] Reference
The wires would be warming up and the "flimsy" arriving at the telegraph editor's desk in bunches, and old man. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man for Himself] Reference
Weekes dismissed Gordhan's reason for the sale - that the stadium was losing R13 million yearly - as "flimsy". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It was the regular habit of President Lincoln to read the day's telegrams in order in the "flimsy" triplicates. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
Based on this kind of flimsy approach, you're going for a ballot initiative to establish a whole commission on this?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2008] Reference
Majors/lieutenant colonels (or Navy equivalent) draw up the initial draft, which used to be called a "flimsy" for the type of paper used. From Wordnik.com. [In New Letter, Clinton's Lawyers Demand ABC Yank Film] Reference
I am a heavy typist, and they feel kind of flimsy to touch. From Wordnik.com. [Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals]
Goldstone dismissed Israeli allegations of bias as "flimsy". From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Photown News] Reference
Couples were seeking divorce even for "flimsy" reasons, he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Also plastic bags (such as flimsy produce bags from grocery stores). From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Technology RSS feed] Reference
"Look how sturdy it is," he said, comparing it with a "flimsy" Chinese sample. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
You watch the film wearing the same kind of flimsy green-red glasses used back to the. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
Making a car more efficient does not mean it has to be "flimsy" or weak, or even expensive. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog Green] Reference
"flimsy," from which he would not be able to read it with any success. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2] Reference
Colin Powell's evidence was flimsy and unconvincing. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Show Us The Proof] Reference
Striped Laundry Tote Forget flimsy, boring laundry baskets. From Wordnik.com. [Back-To-School Guide] Reference
By filing flimsy claims, he weakened it for future presidents. From Wordnik.com. [The Fallout] Reference
Visayev had lost his passport and had only a flimsy official form as ID. From Wordnik.com. [Four Days In Hell] Reference
It's a flimsy farce that predictably skewers the shallowness of popular culture. From Wordnik.com. [All's Well That Ends Well] Reference
You've been criticized in the past by other academics for flimsy analysis of facts. From Wordnik.com. [Questions And Answers: John Diiulio] Reference
If a jury convicts based on a flimsy confession and nothing else-tough luck in Texas. From Wordnik.com. [Between The Lines Online: Supreme Misgivings] Reference
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