Sentence examples for lackluster welcome from inspiring English sources

Romney's best chance to knock Newt out, beyond simple math, is if he finally transcends the lackluster welcome voters have given him.

Surprisingly, this lackluster environment proved a welcome and fertile venue for a "poor man's" form of music known as skiffle.

If the jobs report had shown merely lackluster growth, investors might have welcomed it as a sign that a Fed rate cut was all but certain and that the economy was still growing at a healthy pace.

Capitalizing on its emerging market business — a welcome antidote to the lackluster United States economy — Citigroup handily beat expectations on Monday as net income surged 42 percent in the second quarter.

McCain once welcomed the enthusiastic crowds to his lackluster campaign, a result of his selection of Gov. Sarah Palin as running mate.

Such a powerful opening would be welcome news for cinemas suffering from a lackluster summer so far, with movies like "Warcraft" and "Neighbors 2" faltering domestically.

Such a powerful opening is welcomed news for cinemas suffering from a lackluster summer so far, with movies such as Universal's "Warcraft" and "Neighbors 2" faltering domestically.

And taking into account the general lackluster feel to the whole show, that tension was quite welcome.

As Emma, Lynn Cohen appears both genuinely perplexed at her pretty daughter's lackluster fortunes and genuinely distressed as well, managing both with a welcome restraint on hand-wringing.

Last week's employment data showed a welcome bit of job creation for several months' running, but other recent reports have been more lackluster.

While Wednesday's reports were a welcome, albeit narrow, picture of the economy, they gave investors a small bit of reassurance after lackluster data earlier this week showed that consumer spending, a crucial driver in a recovery, was slowing.