How to Use lackluster in a Sentence

lackluster

adjective
  • For each, the last half-dozen of those games have been lackluster.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Does the end of ‘easy money’ mean the end of lackluster training?
    — Byjane Thier, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Can’t put out a great record and then go play live and just be lackluster.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 13 July 2022
  • For years, the VA has been dogged by reports of lengthy wait times and lackluster service.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 24 May 2023
  • This site is lackluster, but a good option for those who might need to break up a long day.
    — Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • On the flipside, Tesla stock sank 18% off the bank of a lackluster earnings call.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • And Kalb, who dragged No Nem down with his poor service and lackluster dessert, was asked to pack his knives and go.
    — Lauren McDowell, Chron, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Using the wrong products for your hair type can lead to oily roots, flaky skin and lackluster strands.
    — Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Results from the deal with Markle and Prince Harry have been more lackluster.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Pittman didn’t mince words about the lackluster performance against the Tigers.
    — Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Young was great in Year 2, even if the pieces around him produced a lackluster defense.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022
  • By half time, some in the crowd appeared a bit stunned by the lackluster U.S. performance so far.
    — NBC News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The intro was first revealed at the start of the show’s second episode, and some critics found it a bit lackluster.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2024
  • Read more on how the opaque drug pricing process leads patients to choose this lackluster hack.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The lackluster start of the second show of the new season could have used some stupid lizard trash energy.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Oct. 2021
  • And while the record is lackluster and the play has been pedestrian, there’s not enough reason to panic.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Despite a lackluster performance thus far, The Gray Man has remained on the charts for the first 23 days of its run.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Turns out, price-conscious gifts don’t have to be lackluster.
    — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
  • An assistant coach from the other side of the court yelled about the lackluster defense.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Jan. 2022
  • He’s come up in huge moments for the Oilers after a lackluster three games to start.
    — Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • In the premiere, the 10 finalists have to direct a scene from the lackluster Gray Matter script, and Winbush’s scene is the best.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2023
  • If the Jets decide to move on from Rodgers, the free agent and draft pool of candidates to replace him with is lackluster.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Streaming audio over Wi-Fi is the main use case here, so the lackluster codec option isn't too big a deal.
    — PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The screen is a bit lackluster, but 12 gigabytes of RAM is plenty at this price.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Fitbit’s patent is cool, but its last few months have been lackluster.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Despite the good bones of the event, however, the action was lackluster.
    — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Something about the recycled air on a plane has a way of making your skin look and feel parched and lackluster.
    — Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
  • The lackluster day came in a busy week for corporate earnings.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 2 Aug. 2023
  • While Jackson may have spent decades as one of the most popular musicians on the planet, his performance on Billboard’s global charts is surprisingly lackluster.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Even though that fund was welcomed, the implementation of the policy has been lackluster, and government squabbling and in-fighting ultimately led to Scholz losing his job.
    — Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025

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