listlessness

Example Sentences

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She said veterinary societies and outreach organizations are urging vets to be on the lookout for signs of H5N1 infection, which could include listlessness, conjunctivitis, blindness, neurological symptoms and/or difficulty breathing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

In an interview with CBS “Sunday Morning” set to air this weekend, Mr. Fetterman spoke for the first time about the listlessness and hopelessness he experienced before checking in to the hospital.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

If they only attend private schools and all their peers expect to inherit, they might suffer from Rory Gilmore’s listlessness.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2023

Getting there relies on viewer grading on a curve dragged down by the 51-minute series premiere's listlessness.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2021

It struck him that the truly characteristic thing about modem life was not its cruelty and insecurity, but simply its bareness, its dinginess, its listlessness.

From "1984" by George Orwell