spiritless
Example Sentences
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It was a typically spiritless ending to what was, without a doubt, a memorable spree of posting.
From Slate • Sep. 3, 2025
“Normally, a Wonder set is a buoyant experience that is littered with highlights. But his festival set was mostly flat and spiritless, as if performing there was an obligation rather than a pleasure,” wrote Hunt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022
And for 90 or so minutes in Kingston, the Americans never really came up with answers, looking mostly spiritless in a 1-1 draw.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2021
Okay, here’s some change, with a bewildering twist: In exchanging Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. for old friend Trevor Ariza, the Wizards managed to double down on their spiritless, quarreling, underachieving core.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2018
He was a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
