tepid

Example Sentences

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Before Ohtani took batting practice, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts took questions about his biggest star’s tepid start and said he wasn’t worried.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

As evidence, the Treasury market just logged its worst share of tepid auctions in a month in nearly three-and-a-half years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Prior to the start of military conflict in the Middle East, inflation in Canada was tepid, rising 1.8% in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Asked on Tuesday about Pahlavi, Trump was tepid.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

But the machine in the corridor dispenses only coffee, tepid at best, in paper cups.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri