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
• The residents who led the battle back in 2009 had moved away and the community became lackadaisical by not attending public meetings to keep an eye on the governance, Clark said.
  — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 16 June 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024