Sentence examples for a halfhearted effort from inspiring English sources

A halfhearted effort by the Unasur regional group petered out months ago.

Oscar makes a halfhearted effort and then tells Yunior to leave him alone.

Some community colleges "were willing to make a halfhearted effort and then willing to accept the consequences," she said.

Toward the end of the novel, Welsh makes a halfhearted effort to tie up the scattered plot strands.

But Mr. Gingrich's campaign has made something of a halfhearted effort in Nevada — and campaigns like that are often at risk of underachieving their polls.

Oh, and don't forget the flashbacks to her childhood, a halfhearted effort to give depth to a character moving too fast to be pinned down.

Charlene was making a halfhearted attempt to straighten the room.

Maybe you make a halfhearted attempt to brush it clean.

After making a halfhearted attempt to assist, she flees.

The State makes a halfhearted attempt to argue that the introduction of the illegally seized evidence was harmless error.

He makes a halfhearted attempt to get the singalong going again before giving up.