listless
Example Sentences
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After soundly defeating the attempt to remove him from office and easily winning reelection the following year, Newsom focused on resuscitating what he considered to be a listless national Democratic Party.
From Los Angeles Times
Trying to caffeinate a listless, lethargic economy is what the Autumn Statement is attempting to do.
From BBC
It’s a vivid tableau of everyday banality complete with listless customers, unflattering lighting and the rhythms of alienated labor.
From New York Times
They had been listless in first quarters, clunkily playing a style that requires precision and fluidity.
From Los Angeles Times
The home winning streak, now at 27 games, lived on for at least another few days thanks to a second half that largely offset that earlier listless showing.
From Los Angeles Times
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