lackadaisical

Example Sentences

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Eleven months of the year, I’m a lackadaisical baker, dabbling in one-bowl cakes and easy-like-Sunday-morning muffins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Jared Vanderbilt’s steal and score in the fourth was a big play, but lackadaisical passing and a lack of attention threatened to cost the Lakers late.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

She said: "I'm beyond fed up with this lackadaisical approach to gender care. They are failing children and young people."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

“We got lackadaisical, we got careless with the ball and started to be not so aggressive,” DeRozan said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

I could hear the sound of the janitor’s lackadaisical scrubbing against the wooden floor.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool