How to Use unenthusiastic in a Sentence

unenthusiastic

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• The Cavs overcame an unenthusiastic start and were ahead 54-47 at the halftime break.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
• At first, our son, Zephyr, was grumpy and unenthusiastic.
  — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021
• Japanese firms are also unenthusiastic: Only 4% of large and mid-sized firms plan to use bitcoin in the near to medium term, showed a Reuters poll last month.
  — Reuters, Fortune, 11 July 2017
• The pair of films in that incarnation of the Fantastic Four performed so-so at the box office, but critics and most fans were unenthusiastic.
  — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022
• In recent years, including the start of this one, Jansen’s jog from the bullpen gates has sometimes elicited unenthusiastic responses from the stands.
  — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2021
• Of course, a vote cast by an enthusiastic voter is worth the same as a vote cast by an unenthusiastic voter.
  — Harry Enten, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
• Most of the yolks feature the unenthusiastic visage of Gudetama, while brioche buns come stamped with the character donning a chef’s toque and reclining in its eggshell.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
• But the senator looked rather unenthusiastic about his spot in the Capitol gallery, slouching in his spot with his legs crossed and his mask on while sporting colorful mittens.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2022
• In the Maryland case, experts say, without Hogan, who was the project’s champion, and with Moore unenthusiastic about the project, Transurban had to make a judgment call that the deal was unlikely to reach completion.
  — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
• This year’s lousy oil-and-gas earnings have turned off many investors, who remain unenthusiastic about the companies despite a modest rebound in crude prices from the historic lows of this spring.
  — Rebecca Elliott, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020
• Too bad the steering is such an unenthusiastic partner: numb, overboosted, and without much sense of straight ahead even when switched into its Firm setting.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
• That said, an unenthusiastic reaction from a loved one could dampen your joy.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
• Dao, says the aide, was pointedly unenthusiastic about the pursuit.
  — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
• Ackman’s support of Phillips, 54, amplifies some of the worst fears of the Biden campaign: Donors and voters are unenthusiastic about reelecting the 81-year-old president.
  — Shiyin Chen, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2024
• For Lena Dunham, photos of her seemingly trying to kiss an unenthusiastic Brad Pitt remain some of the most cringe-worthy on the internet.
  — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 13 May 2020
• Yet the traveler in me can’t help feeling let down by her unenthusiastic response to this miraculous city built hundreds of years ago on tree trunks driven into the clay bottom of a lagoon.
  — Chris Morris, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2017
• Look for support from people who are already on your wavelength rather than trying to co-opt unenthusiastic outsiders.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2024
• Many rank-and-file lawmakers left the meeting seemingly willing to go along with the plan but unenthusiastic about voting for yet another short-term measure.
  — Leigh Ann Caldwell, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2018
• But even if the campaign song is gone forever, politicians will still need a way to engage with and excite otherwise unenthusiastic voters.
  — National Geographic, 29 Feb. 2016
• But even if the campaign song is gone forever, politicians will still need a way to engage with and excite otherwise unenthusiastic voters.
  — National Geographic, 29 Feb. 2016
• What if your interviewer hems and haws about answering, or comes across as distinctly unenthusiastic about the place?
  — Anne Fisher, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2019
• Many critics were unenthusiastic when this cult classic first opened.
  — Sara Aridi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2017
• Indeed, that tends to be what unenthusiastic voters do.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
• House Democrats say their bill is the only way forward, while Republicans are unenthusiastic.
  — Tal Kopan, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2019
• The poll found many Americans unenthusiastic about the idea that state universities should strive to enroll a student body with a racial and ethnic makeup similar to the demographics of their home states.
  — Emily Guskin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2022
• The series follows a group of Hollywood hopefuls waiting for their big break while working as very unenthusiastic caterers.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2022
• But some Democrats were still unenthusiastic about the House legislation.
  — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 25 June 2019
• At a meeting last week, board members seemed unenthusiastic about accepting the funds, opting to delay a decision.
  — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2023
• Voters still haven’t forgiven the Democrats for their missteps while in power, and are entirely unenthusiastic about Mr. Maehara.
  — Tobias Harris, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2017
• Mezher and his lieutenants were unenthusiastic about the assignment.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024