Sentence examples similar to half-hearted attempted from inspiring English sources

She made a half-hearted attempt to pull him away.

It is simply a very bad, half-hearted attempt at a show.

Even Greece's half-hearted attempt to make new friends showed a certain naivety.

But this was, by Arum's standards, a half-hearted attempt.

Bild's half-hearted attempts to talk up a "Klinsmann crisis" won't stick — yet.

Half-hearted attempts to reform rigid labour markets, generous pensions and bloated welfare systems have run into voters' hostility.

Northern leaders have made half-hearted attempts to derail or delay the creation of a new state.

The coastal plain abounds with olives, masserias and a few half-hearted attempts at Spanish-style beach resorts.

Many of the podcasts begin with an apology from Mr. Maron — or at least a half-hearted attempt at one.

Despite his half-hearted attempts to shake her off, her dogged detective work proves crucial to the case.

Painfully shy and woefully unsuited to following the crowd, my half-hearted attempts to fit in failed.