tenuous connection

Frequency: 3.50.8 per million words

describes a weak and uncertain relationship

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Examples (20)

  • The prosecutor's case was built on a tenuous connection between the suspect and the crime scene.
  • The police found a tenuous connection between the two suspects.
  • She claimed a tenuous connection to the royal family through a distant ancestor.
  • His argument relies on a tenuous connection to historical facts.
  • The research paper only managed to establish a tenuous connection between the specific diet and the disease.
  • There is only a tenuous connection between the movie and the original book.
  • Historians have found only a tenuous connection between the two ancient civilizations, based on a few artifacts.
  • Scientists have discovered a tenuous connection between the two phenomena.
  • His argument relied on a tenuous connection between economic policy and the nation's moral decay.
  • She maintained a tenuous connection with her former colleagues.
  • After years of no contact, they maintained only a tenuous connection through occasional holiday cards.
  • The tenuous connection between the symptoms and the disease made diagnosis difficult.
  • The plot of the movie felt weak because of the tenuous connection between the protagonist's past and their present actions.
  • Critics pointed out the tenuous connection between the politician's promises and his actions.
  • The debater was criticized for drawing a tenuous connection that was not supported by facts.
  • Despite the tenuous connection, the two families remained in contact.
  • There is only a tenuous connection between the symptoms he described and the illness he was diagnosed with.
  • The witness described a tenuous connection to the crime scene.
  • The company's new branding has only a tenuous connection to its original mission statement.
  • Experts warned that the tenuous connection between the markets could lead to instability.