How to Use lethargic in a Sentence

lethargic

adjective

• A big meal always makes me feel lethargic and sleepy.
• The patient is weak and lethargic.
• 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.
  — Lady Bird Johnson, 12 Jan. 1966
• By the end of that week, Brooks felt lethargic and her body ached.
  — Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 23 Nov. 2020
• One of the dogs was lethargic and had a pale tongue and bloodshot eyes.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022
• Feeling too hot and lethargic to make plans to leave the house.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2023
• In fact, the Chargers were as sloppy and lethargic as the Ravens were a week ago against the Colts.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 17 Oct. 2021
• The baby, less than a year old, was pale and lethargic.
  — Lonyae Coulter, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
• But over the course of the next few days, the toddler began to act lethargic and eat less.
  — Cady Stanton, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022
• Brown looked lethargic and a step slow from the opening tip.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021
• A few wasps, lethargic from the evening chill, were crawling across it.
  — Jonathan C. Slaght, Scientific American Blog Network, 5 May 2017
• The Huskies looked lethargic out of the gate, committing eight turnovers in the first 14 minutes.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 18 Feb. 2022
• The Pistons were lethargic from the opening tip.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2020
• Husband Wes lost his sense of taste and smell and felt lethargic.
  — Alicia Lee, CNN, 3 Aug. 2020
• Yet the Magic looked fresh, and the Lakers seemed lethargic.
  — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• Many crape myrtles in Texas were hurt by the cold of the first killing freeze last fall and were lethargic bloomers this year.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• Sego lost weight and felt lethargic, and his grades suffered.
  — Sarah Jane Tribble, Philly.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• Dairy cows suffered from heat stress, and steers and lambs were lethargic.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2021
• Well, those lethargic vibes end right now thanks to this week of new Netflix shows and movies.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 17 Apr. 2020
• Against the Kings, the Warriors looked lethargic at both ends of the floor and Kevin Durant had his worst game of the season.
  — Daniel Brown, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2017
• The day after the fall, the boy had a fever, was lethargic and holding his foot, his parents said.
  — Joel Shannon, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020
• The Swiss looked lethargic at times and struggled with his forehand wing.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• The boy was acting lethargic and had been outside for hours.
  — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 18 June 2018
• For Shotwell, who had worked for more than a decade in aerospace and knew well its lethargic pace, this made sense.
  — Eric Berger, Wired, 2 Mar. 2021
• In those days the Suns never lost to Milwaukee so the mood was lethargic.
  — azcentral, 16 June 2018
• Gilbert said Lacy told him that Khalil had been lethargic all day, not wanting to eat or play.
  — Deanna Boyd, star-telegram.com, 31 May 2017
• One common thread in the most recent streak has been the offense’s lethargic starts.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2017
• Wood overall seemed lethargic, taking just four shots in the first half, all from 3.
  — Rahat Huq, Chron, 25 Mar. 2022
• The endangered turtle was hypothermic and lethargic, stunned by the chilly waters of Pedder Bay.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
• The United States’ response to such developments has been lethargic.
  — Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024