Examples of “lame” in a Sentence

adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.

• The lame dog limped slowly along the path beside its owner.
• After the fall from the ladder, he was lame for several weeks.
• The horse went lame after stepping in a hole.

adj Weak, unconvincing, or poorly thought out.

• Her argument was lame, and nobody in the meeting was convinced by it.
• I gave a lame answer because I hadn't prepared for the interview.
• That's a pretty lame excuse for being late.

adj Informally, boring, uncool, or disappointing.

• My friends said the film was lame, so we switched it off halfway.
• It's a bit lame to stay in on a Saturday night, isn't it?
• He thought the party was lame and left early.