halfhearted

Example Sentences

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This book I've been thinking about for 40 years — and have tried to kind of halfheartedly begin a few times — just effortlessly poured out.

From Washington Post

But if you're considering going through the motions this year with some halfhearted batch of brittle, let me urge you now to take that pressure off yourself and the folks on your gift list.

From Salon

Mr. Trump has long made clear that he wants to be president again, although several advisers said he seemed halfhearted about another campaign for much of the past 20 months.

From New York Times

Babcock finished off the first set with a tip to a dead area that seemed a halfhearted attempt to just get the ball over the net, then dominated the second, notching another improbable second-jump kill.

From Los Angeles Times

Hours after the violence began, Mr. Trump released a video halfheartedly calling on the mob to stand down.

From Washington Post