How to Use lethargic in a Sentence
lethargic
adjective
- The patient is weak and lethargic.
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The audience was cold and lethargic. It is true there were about fifty-seven applauses, but they were not roars of enthusiasm by any means.
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Lady Bird Johnson,
12 Jan. 1966
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By the end of that week, Brooks felt lethargic and her body ached.
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Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
23 Nov. 2020
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One of the dogs was lethargic and had a pale tongue and bloodshot eyes.
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Bob Sandrick,
cleveland,
11 Aug. 2022
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Feeling too hot and lethargic to make plans to leave the house.
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Tiffany Acosta
arizona Republic,
The Arizona Republic,
15 July 2023
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In fact, the Chargers were as sloppy and lethargic as the Ravens were a week ago against the Colts.
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Mike Preston,
baltimoresun.com,
17 Oct. 2021
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But over the course of the next few days, the toddler began to act lethargic and eat less.
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Cady Stanton,
USA TODAY,
7 Apr. 2022
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Brown looked lethargic and a step slow from the opening tip.
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BostonGlobe.com,
28 Oct. 2021
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A few wasps, lethargic from the evening chill, were crawling across it.
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Jonathan C. Slaght,
Scientific American Blog Network,
5 May 2017
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The Huskies looked lethargic out of the gate, committing eight turnovers in the first 14 minutes.
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Alexa Philippou,
courant.com,
18 Feb. 2022
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Slow start The Pistons were lethargic from the opening tip.
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Vince Ellis,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Feb. 2020
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Husband Wes lost his sense of taste and smell and felt lethargic.
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Alicia Lee,
CNN,
3 Aug. 2020
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Many crape myrtles in Texas were hurt by the cold of the first killing freeze last fall and were lethargic bloomers this year.
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Neil Sperry,
ExpressNews.com,
27 Aug. 2020
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Sego lost weight and felt lethargic, and his grades suffered.
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Sarah Jane Tribble,
Philly.com,
30 Oct. 2017
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Dairy cows suffered from heat stress, and steers and lambs were lethargic.
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Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2021
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Well, those lethargic vibes end right now thanks to this week of new Netflix shows and movies.
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Ariana Romero,
refinery29.com,
17 Apr. 2020
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The day after the fall, the boy had a fever, was lethargic and holding his foot, his parents said.
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Joel Shannon,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2020
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The Swiss looked lethargic at times and struggled with his forehand wing.
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Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
29 June 2021
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The boy was acting lethargic and had been outside for hours.
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Jared Gilmour,
miamiherald,
18 June 2018
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For Shotwell, who had worked for more than a decade in aerospace and knew well its lethargic pace, this made sense.
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Eric Berger,
Wired,
2 Mar. 2021
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Gilbert said Lacy told him that Khalil had been lethargic all day, not wanting to eat or play.
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Deanna Boyd,
star-telegram.com,
31 May 2017
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One common thread in the most recent streak has been the offense’s lethargic starts.
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Edward Lee,
baltimoresun.com,
10 May 2017
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Wood overall seemed lethargic, taking just four shots in the first half, all from 3.
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Rahat Huq,
Chron,
25 Mar. 2022
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The fly-in patient was a humming bird who appeared weak and lethargic.
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Zoe Szathmary,
Fox News,
25 June 2018
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Not much went right early for the Pistons, who looked lethargic.
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Detroit Free Press,
9 Feb. 2023
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The first half of Texas’ visit to Manhattan was lethargic at best.
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Dallas News,
4 Feb. 2023
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The dog was sick to his stomach, lethargic and unable to stand, police wrote.
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Christine Dempsey,
courant.com,
29 Mar. 2022
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Zoo staff first noticed that Fitz was lethargic on June 25.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
1 July 2023
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The officer talked to the driver, who was acting strange and lethargic.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
29 Dec. 2021
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Larger fish have been spotted in the shallows and are lethargic.
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife,
The Denver Post,
21 May 2017
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