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Recent Examples of lethargic More Energy Colds often sap your energy, leaving you lethargic and unlikely to get out of bed. Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2025 But his first few weeks in office have been disappointingly lethargic, in contrast to the focused energy coming from the White House. Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025 The lethargic Bay Area economy had the smallest cost-of-living increase at 15%. Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025 But the narrative of a lethargic civil service in bad need of work discipline was set in motion. Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lethargic
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Adjective
  • When Tommy leaves to bring his sleepy son home, Maria revisits her and Joel’s conversation about refugees.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 May 2025
  • Photos of my kid's birthday parties are no longer me with bleary, sleepy drinking eyes.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The bristles of the brush manually sweep away dull, rough, flaky skin cells.
    Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
  • There’s an effort from the developer, Far Out Games, to tell a captivating noirish story here but the cutscenes and dialogue are painfully dull.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Maple Leafs have a 12-8 edge in shots on goal, but the Panthers looked considerably better down the stretch after a sluggish opening six minutes.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
  • A little over five minutes later, the Leafs again pounced on a sluggish Panthers side when John Tavares stuffed a wraparound goal past Bobrovsky.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 May 2025

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“Lethargic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethargic. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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