Sentence examples for a subpar performance. from inspiring English sources

Mount Athos was seen as the favorite at Flemington until a subpar performance at the Caulfield Cup about a month ago, which knocked the horse down to a very strong third place handicap for Tuesday.

A few games later came a subpar performance in allowing three goals against Chicago.

After three extraordinary games, Lin turned in a subpar performance last Saturday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Even though Harris surpassed her season average of 20.4 points a game, she had a subpar performance.

After posting a true shooting percentage of 55.4 percent last season — a subpar performance for Martin but still better than the league average — Martin's hyperefficient scoring has returned.

The United States swimming team has had a subpar performance so far at these world championships, winning 5 gold medals and 19 medals over all.

Naturally, his dressing stall drew the heavy late afternoon traffic because the Yankees remain an operation driven by headline acts, even in a season of subpar performance by leading men Cashman can't seem to explain or accept.

"Offensively, we were building a house," said Jason Kidd, who was in the starting lineup after a flu-ridden, subpar performance Tuesday night against Atlanta.

The McKinsey authors contend, however, that companies built to last pay a price in subpar performance -- "the survivor's curse," as Mr. Foster calls it.

Fun fact: The Governor of Indiana signed a law that bans employers from telling their employees they can't have guns in their cars on the job only two weeks after an Indiana employee was given fifteen years in prison for attempting (and failing) to shoot his boss after a meeting concerning his subpar performance.

Instead, they're far more likely to assume that your subpar performance is an essential trait — making it extremely challenging to overcome their negative perception.