Below you will find example sentences with "too weak". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Too Weak in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: weak
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 21.7 words

Words in this phrase

too weak

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • too can mean: Likewise. Common word
  • weak can mean: Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

act and too weak to stand 1× are not too weak or too 1× children are too weak or too 1× delhi was too weak to assert 1× designs were too weak or too 1× election but too weak to remonstrate 1× had been too weak and too 1× he was too weak for treatment 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a hospital consultant 1× congressional republicans were 1× early cantilever designs 1× for most part 1× he goes ashore 1× he revealed last 1×

Common sentence endings:

a news release 1× and other measures 1× care of themselves 1× make a difference 1× mission to reconnaissance 1× natives for help 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

strong 3× though 2× take 2× stand 2× told 2× small 2× offense 2× little 2× waterman 1× felt 1× sometimes 1× anything 1×

Related phrases

far too too little too big too long too early too expensive little too too far too late too seriously

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around weak:

weak topology 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

too tired too soon too slow too seriously too pic too old

Just after it in the phrase index:

took advantage took aim took off top five top floor top four

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

too little too big too long too early too expensive too far

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "too weak" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 21.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as act and too weak to stand, are not too weak or too, strong, though and take stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with far too, too little, too big and weak topology, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with too weak

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Waterman felt weak, sometimes too weak to do anything. (9 words)

Early cantilever designs were too weak or too heavy. (9 words)

And if not, is he too weak to sack her? (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Too strong, and it will strengthen the memory; too weak, and you won't modify it," Tracy Wang, a researcher at University of Texas and study lead author, said in a news release. (33 words)

For most part of its history though, New Delhi was too weak to assert itself, or too unimportant, but the solid foundations laid through the decades are starting to make a difference. (32 words)

He revealed last year that Eddie had told him he was “too small and too weak” for international rugby, and also said he wouldn’t make it wearing white boots. (30 words)

Question examples

If you pinch yourself and it hurts, are you too strong or too weak? (14 words)

And if not, is he too weak to sack her? (10 words)

Example sentences (20)

Waterman felt weak, sometimes too weak to do anything.

He goes ashore and finds a very weak Kurtz crawling his way back to the station house, though not too weak to call to the natives for help.

As if they are too weak, too emotional, too foolish ever to take care of themselves.

For most part of its history though, New Delhi was too weak to assert itself, or too unimportant, but the solid foundations laid through the decades are starting to make a difference.

Saruman had either forgotten about the Ents' role as protectors of the forest or reasoned that they were too slow to act and too weak to stand against him.

It sends a message that our children are too weak or too dumb to hear diverse viewpoints and make up their own minds.

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the government's response had been "too weak" and "too late" and called for mandatory national vetting standards for police and other measures.

There have been theories that the Apple Watch Series 3 hardware might already be too old and too weak to support the advanced watchOS 7 features.

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He revealed last year that Eddie had told him he was “too small and too weak” for international rugby, and also said he wouldn’t make it wearing white boots.

If you pinch yourself and it hurts, are you too strong or too weak?

Too strong, and it will strengthen the memory; too weak, and you won't modify it," Tracy Wang, a researcher at University of Texas and study lead author, said in a news release.

I fear its secondary is too weak and offense too temperamental to keep pace with the certain air raid that Wazzu’s offense will deliver.

The foam is too little, too weak to stand up to the crisp wheat cup and the imitation meat.

Early cantilever designs were too weak or too heavy.

Only strains they deem as "noble" varieties that are not too weak or too potent are allowed to be exported.

Too small and too weak to counter the Allies, they abandoned plans to take the crossroads and instead converted his mission to reconnaissance.

A hospital consultant later told Flynn that he was "too weak for treatment" and he was moved to a hospice the same day.

And if not, is he too weak to sack her?

But we’re not going back to being starved little waifs too weak to stop you stomping all over us.

Congressional Republicans were strong enough to finalize the election but too weak to remonstrate their leader.

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