halfhearted

Example Sentences

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But this was halfhearted on Washington's part and ultimately proved unsuccessful.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Spilled pencils, overturned books and a crumbled cookie lay strewn about on her bedroom floor, halfhearted attempts to break up the monotony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Let your relative choose the latest halfhearted Hallmark movie clone?

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

The governor’s press office posted a notice suggesting that Musk’s departures from California were only halfhearted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

She leaned back on her hands and raised her face to the sky, shouting her bidding, and a chorus of halfhearted answers came back from her boys inside the mud-thatch house.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver