Examples of “weaken” in a Sentence

verb To make something less strong.

• Years of neglect had weakened the foundation.
• The scandal weakened his position within the party.
• Too much water can weaken the glue and cause the shelf to fall.

verb To become less strong.

• Her resolve weakened as the deadline approached.
• The storm began to weaken as it moved out over the sea.
• Her grip on the rope started to weaken from tiredness.