Example sentences for: lame

How can you use “lame” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In Asia, which is preoccupied with its own problems, and in Australia, which has its mind on elections, the fate of the U.S. presidency did not dominate the news, though the Sydney Morning Herald ran a report Friday, headlined "Lame duck looks like a dying duck," from its Washington correspondent, Jennifer Hewett.

  • A few attack Broomfield, who also made a film about Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, as a "lame sensationalist" engaged in "character assassination" (Jack Mathews, Newsday ).

  • The third point is that many of the legislators who will vote on impeachment are "lame ducks."

  • He tried to play Gore's question off with the lame bromide that the candidates should be talking not about the past but about the future.

  • Dismissed by the pundits as a lame duck just three weeks ago, President Bill Clinton commanded their unanimous respect this week to reign as Issue 1. "The president is back!"


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