Sentence examples similar to a subpar setting from inspiring English sources

Kirilenko, 24, shrugged off a subpar first set to break Stosur's serve three times by the middle of the second.

To prove that gluten-free was no longer synonymous with subpar, I set a challenge for myself: I would present a dinner party and not disclose the secret until the end.

With so much labor invested in performing this broad humor broadly (and competing with a subpar sound system), diminishing returns gradually set in as "Shlemiel the First" lopes along.

In a tumultuous 2013 season, Andy Pettitte has spent time on the disabled list, won his 250th game and set a Yankees strikeout mark, but over all, it has been a subpar year by his standard.

This has been a subpar Milan season.

It's just a subpar game.

And Kopp calls this a "subpar classroom"?

His professional aspirations faded after a subpar senior season.

But carping about a subpar gift rate seems rather grubby.

His overall batting average,.255, still reflects a subpar season.

The Cowboys had excuses for playing a subpar game.