unenergetic

Example Sentences

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Black manages to get a comfortable position out of the opening, and as with Alekhine-Smyslov, benefits from some unenergetic play from his young adversary: 14.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

He regarded the pitiless facts with a sunken, unenergetic attention, and wondered when he would be called again upstairs.

From None Other Gods by Benson, Robert Hugh

How poor, listless and unenergetic would all our performances be, but for this sentiment!

From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by Godwin, William

He is a good boy, rather idle and unenergetic, but an honest, gentleman-like little fellow, though I can't get him to construe as I wish.

From Boys and girls from Thackeray by Sweetser, Kate Dickinson

It had not much to give, but, with worldly wisdom, thought it better to propitiate an active, useful member, than to help those who were more unenergetic, though they had large families to provide for.

From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn