half-hearted
Example Sentences
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“You start to wonder how many times they can sell us exactly the same half-hearted commitment,” added Levin, who is now a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
Seeing that one figure treated as a museum piece felt like a half-hearted wave to fans who grew up with Chuck.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
In a two-star review, the Telegraph's Robbie Collin called it a "nefariously lazy" adaptation that is little more than a "half-hearted parody of a whodunnit".
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
Downing Street agreed, describing their words as "half-hearted" and "completely unacceptable".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025
He and Toby had made half-hearted attempts at running away before, never making it more than a few miles down that road.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
