Example Sentences

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The initiatives, he said, “have absolutely sparked a fire under people who have been depressed and not participating in the politics or participating listlessly and not having faith that something good can happen.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

She's listlessly sitting near a creepy Christmas tree whose lights are powered by a nearly spent battery, gazing into nothingness.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024

The last time three-year-old Anirudh was captured on video, he lay listlessly on a hospital bed with wires attached to his hands.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2023

“Scores of the children will be seen sitting listlessly on the steps of the tenements or playing half-hearted games on the streets,” a New Yorker worried of city summers in 1903.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

“You’ve got to look for them,” said Doc listlessly.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck