half-hearted
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“You start to wonder how many times they can sell us exactly the same half-hearted commitment,” added Levin, who is now a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
For others, however, the film's attempt to educate audiences is half-hearted.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
In a two-star review, the Telegraph's Robbie Collin called it a "nefariously lazy" adaptation that is little more than a "half-hearted parody of a whodunnit".
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
This half-hearted interest in naturalism hurts more than helps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Meliagrance, loving Guenever, flinching at his own half-hearted wickedness, and knowing the hopelessness of forcing his beloved against her will, had agreed to terms.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing half-hearted
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