Example sentences for: lame-duck

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

  • Posted Dec. 10: Can a lame-duck House impeach the president?

  • A Times of London editorial said the vote was "a serious blow to America's political and moral authority" and that the "Senate Republicans, by exploiting the opportunity to inflict a very public defeat on a lame-duck President, have done their country, and their allies, a grave disservice."

  • After the 1992 election, when the lame-duck George Bush pardons Weinberger, Walsh is truly overtaken by rage, and considers going after the ex-president himself for obstructing justice.

  • "It's a sad day for America when extreme elements of one party seek to impeach the president on a party-line vote in a lame-duck Congress," White House Special Counsel Greg Craig declared Saturday.

  • The Post notes that the White House has also dropped for now plans for any constitutional challenges such as that the articles of impeachment were passed by a lame-duck House.


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