lethargy

Example Sentences

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Three days into their holiday in October, Ashley fell ill with symptoms including stomach pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and extreme lethargy, Irwin Mitchell said.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Depression was assessed through a questionnaire asking about depressed mood, disinterest, restlessness or lethargy during the previous two weeks.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Spanish newspaper Marca wrote Madrid have "forged a new identity" and now "dominate, suffocate and subdue their opponents" -- a far cry from the lethargy of Ancelotti's final season.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Signs of leptospirosis in sea lions include tightly tucked front flippers, severe lethargy and the animals drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

It turned away and began to slip down a different branch, but there was a decided lethargy in its movement, and I saw a bulge halfway along its body as its coils unfurled.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo