lackluster

Example Sentences

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Unlike the lackluster business-class airport check-in I found on JetBlue, American and La Compagnie, the Polaris check-in at London Heathrow was welcoming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The shrinkage follows lackluster economic performance in 2025, which plummeted the company’s shares by 25% in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Concerns over elevated AI spending and arguably lackluster cloud growth have helped drag the stock 11% lower over the course of 2026.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Japan's Nintendo has enjoyed bumper sales for its latest Switch 2 console, but some have called the line-up of new games for the device lackluster.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Burnham was a lackluster student: “the records of the Old Central show his average scholarship to be frequently as low as 55 percent,” a reporter discovered, “and 81 percent seems the highest he ever reached.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson