lethargic

Example Sentences

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That show is growing duller, and more lethargic and repetitive, by the day, like watching reruns of a canceled sitcom.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

"It was just a really lethargic performance in the first half, but the second half was everything I wanted to see."

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Derek: Three points but another slow, lethargic performance.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

They looked lethargic in falling behind by 34 points Saturday while making one mistake after another on the way to a fourth consecutive defeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

Other people came in with their sick animals—a dog that had swallowed a corncob, a lethargic cat, a puppy that refused to eat.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty