lethargically
Example Sentences
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Instead Joshua boxed cautiously, at times lethargically, and was subjected to jeers from the crowd before knocking out Finland's Robert Helenius in the seventh round at London's O2 Arena.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2023
Sharp Objects ends on a gaping wound, which certainly fits its languid, atmospheric, lethargically plotted run.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2018
All the patients are superannuated, wandering around lethargically in long white robes or occupying themselves with croquet and calisthenics, in between receiving unspecified “treatments” in a locked wing.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2017
“I probably wouldn’t say anything,” the candidate of the Liberty Union Party, wearing a white T-shirt, said lethargically.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2015
His daemon slithered lethargically off his lap as the Professor beat his fists against his shanks.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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