Sentence examples for lackluster contest from inspiring English sources

Mexico should enter its matches with South Korea and Sweden as the clear favorite, especially after the lackluster contest between those two sides on Monday morning.

Margarito claimed no knowledge of the illegal inserts, but two lackluster contests post-scandal only provided ammunition to those who pointed to the lack of damage Margarito had inflicted.

After the lackluster 2012 NBA Slam Dunk contest, Kevin Durant tweeted that the event needed superstars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook and Derrick Rose to restore its glory.

Long voter registration lines in Kabul and boisterous campaign rallies in the provinces have raised hope that turnout could surpass the lackluster rates of recent contests.

But he disputed the notion that the contest was a lackluster one not addressing the problems facing the city.

His surprise announcement April 12 almost immediately turned a lackluster campaign into a high-profile contest in which Mr. Chiles promises to raise a broad range of national issues, including whether the political system itself needs significant reform.

The top-of-the-ticket contest was the most lackluster in recent memory, with no billionaire or global celebrity on the ballot.

MOSCOW, March 3 -- After 24 hours of voting across 11 time zones, Russians handed Dmitry Medvedev an overwhelming victory in the presidential election Sunday despite a lackluster campaign that was more coronation than contest from the moment President Vladimir Putin endorsed him in December.

They note that he had only so much say in the Virginia and New Jersey contests because the Republicans nominated lackluster candidates from the start, and because the major decisions -- like how much money to channel into the states -- were made by the White House.

"Washington Republicans are certain to over play this and delude themselves into thinking their damaged brand is back-which they do at their own peril". Democrats were quick to characterize the race between Brown and Coakley as a devolution into a personality contest with the charismatic candidate trumping the lackluster one to the detriment of policy issues.

He was the only person with the balls to confront the audience on their lackluster presence, screaming into the mic "Are you all here because you won a contest?