How to Use lackadaisical in a Sentence

lackadaisical

adjective

• His teachers did not approve of his lackadaisical approach to homework.
• But if weight loss is the name of your game, the lackadaisical head-out-for-a-light-jog style of running isn't the way to go.
  — Samantha Lefave, SELF, 11 Dec. 2017
• The Terps’ defensive effort at the start of the game was lackadaisical.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 4 Jan. 2022
• Drive with a lackadaisical right foot and the crossover is docile and well-tempered.
  — Michael Harley, Robb Report, 27 July 2021
• The third quarter was the lackadaisical stretch that has plagued this team all season.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
• The one thing that lets down many bars and restaurants in Brussels is the lackadaisical service.
  — Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, 15 July 2017
• Brondello’s squad flipped a switch in the second half, but the lackadaisical start was too much to come back from.
  — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
• This was kind of lackadaisical first mile and cruising a little bit.
  — Glendale News-Press, 16 Oct. 2019
• The buzz of powerboats and the bustle of road traffic were a far cry from the small scope and lackadaisical quietness of the Florida 120.
  — al, 20 May 2020
• But this year, architecture seemed to play a role in the lackadaisical start.
  — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2017
• The Celtics can no longer accept lackadaisical lapses in this stretch.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2021
• The fans in the stadium took exception to the lackadaisical style of play, jeering both sides.
  — Andrew Das, New York Times, 27 June 2018
• And then Powell poked the ball away from a lackadaisical Forrest, dribbling between the logo and the 3-point arc.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2020
• There were also moments, in the most pivotal stretch of the game, where the Clippers’ defense just looked so and lackadaisical.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• The response to these horrors has been lackadaisical and circle-the-wagons.
  — chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• The United States has taken a much more lackadaisical approach to the variants.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2021
• The reaction from some parents, though, verged on the lackadaisical.
  — Stephanie Clifford, WIRED, 24 June 2019
• After a string of lackadaisical third quarters, the Bulls set the tone coming out of the halftime locker room to outscore the Magic 35-23 in the third quarter.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• The Grizzlies couldn't maintain the shooting pace, and then got lackadaisical with the ball, allowing the Rockets to get back into the game with a 26-8 run late in the half.
  — Clay Bailey, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
• But this is not the Sunday to get lackadaisical, and the NFL isn’t the only entity or the only league to recognize it.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Feb. 2021
• Sometimes kind of get lackadaisical throughout the games.
  — Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
• But there can be no more first halves against the Spurs or lackadaisical efforts against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2021
• Adamma is also the more lackadaisical twin, both admit.
  — Amy Nicholson, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022
• Frustration with what some see as a lackadaisical response mounted Monday as the toll of the virus rose.
  — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
• This much, though, is certain: The team that played with the most urgency and energy won, and the team that was largely lackadaisical lost.
  — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 21 Feb. 2018
• The lawsuit claims Facebook knew about the breach early on, in 2015, but was lackadaisical in doing anything about it.
  — Kristina Davis, latimes.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Portland will not be able to afford to be lackadaisical on defense.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2021
• Horan scored in the 81st minute by picking off a lackadaisical pass from Smith, an unforced error from the Royals.
  — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2020
• The series is unpretentious, the scripts aren't rushed and Charlie makes a rather lackadaisical hero.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
• How would the Yankees, who’d lost 13 of 17 and often looked lackadaisical doing it, respond Saturday?
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024