How to Use listless in a Sentence

listless

adjective

• The party was a listless affair.
• The heat made everyone tired and listless.
• Now, as the season draws to a close, the Padres look listless.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
• The one group that didn’t look so listless was Justin Thomas and 43-year-old Tiger Woods.
  — Andy Nesbitt, For The Win, 12 Dec. 2019
• Who goes down by 10 in a listless first half, then wins by 29?
  — Al Saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 May 2018
• The Drive were listless early in the third quarter, and the Skyhawks held a 73-56 lead.
  — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2019
• The three-person cast is not afraid to look dumpy or tired or listless.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 29 May 2018
• One day, one of her four children — a baby at the time — felt very hot to the touch, and was listless.
  — Leto Sapunar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
• Game notes: The Tigers fell in the third of this four-game series, thanks in large part to a listless offense.
  — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2022
• Streams that brimmed with rising trout in May can be listless and low.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• The car spun in listless circles around my bed, came to a grumpy stop, and meowed at me.
  — Luke Winkie, Vox, 7 Aug. 2019
• The madness of mid-March arrived, and some Spurs fans grew listless.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2022
• The touchdown gave Auburn life after a listless start to the second half.
  — Josh Bean | [e-mail], al, 31 Aug. 2019
• So why does Nichols’ film feel so lifeless, and so listless?
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 21 June 2024
• His offense was stuck in the mud after a listless first half on the grandest stage.
  — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• The Dolly Llama is the spot to take your listless kids this summer.
  — Dallas News, 14 June 2022
• James scored 17 of his 24 points in the third quarter but couldn’t rally the listless Lakers.
  — John Marshall, orlandosentinel.com, 2 June 2021
• James scored 17 of his 24 points in the third quarter, but couldn't rally the listless Lakers.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 2 June 2021
• Milwaukee looked listless and out of sorts in the early moments of the game.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2018
• The listless group that lost by 34 to West Virginia and by 17 to Oklahoma State?
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2021
• The listless Eryk filled my thoughts all through my mother’s decline.
  — Longreads, 15 June 2018
• One night after a listless loss to Atlanta, there was life.
  — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 23 Jan. 2021
• The Bucks were listless and defense-averse and forced things on offense from the beginning.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2018
• My can was nearly flat, which left what should be a beer with a nice creamy body feeling thin and listless.
  — Markus Haas, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2018
• But instead, Baltimore was left listless on the mound and at the plate for a second straight loss.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2022
• Stretched on the sidewalk were a half-dozen victims, stunned, listless, in shock, some with oxygen masks.
  — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
• But wind speeds that afternoon were a listless five miles an hour.
  — Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2022
• Maybe that fuels the fire of a 32-year-old veteran trying to spark a listless team.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 28 June 2019
• A lot of what’s happened here can be described as a vibe shift from the listless, almost inert, aura of President Biden’s campaign to something more energetic.
  — Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• Overheated babies may also become fussy, listless or start to breathe harder than usual.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024