Sentence examples for half-hearted attempts from inspiring English sources
'half-hearted attempts' is grammatically correct and is an appropriate phrase for written English
You can use it when describing an effort that was lacking in enthusiasm or commitment. Example sentence: Although Jack made some half-hearted attempts to help, he was not truly invested in the project.
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.
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.
Half-hearted attempts to get the company back on track have fizzled because it is unwilling to accept that financial restructuring means taking painful measures swiftly and decisively.
The panel found that "half-hearted attempts at saving an institution from insolvency that lack coordination among regulators" might be more costly than a full bailout or bankruptcy.
In Pakistan, too nuclear to ignore, the ultimate "frenemy," Nasr observed policy veering between frustrated confrontation and half-hearted attempts to change the relationship through engagement.
It criticised his half-hearted attempts to grant more autonomy to local governments, vowing to be much tougher on the central bureaucracy.
She made three half-hearted attempts to transfer to the local grammar school but got there only at the age of 15.
