Sentence examples for tepid match from inspiring English sources
This was a tepid match that warmed up only when Southgate displayed his customary opportunism in the 20th minute.
Azarenka drew criticism for her late medical timeout in her semifinal win against Sloane Stephens, and she received only tepid applause after match point.
The match was tepid, and suspicion of collusion was rife.
A match which was tepid at best in the first half burst into life in the second - with the entertainment provided by unexpected sources.
Leicester pounced on Irish's tepid start to build a match-winning, 25-10, lead by half-time through tries for Alesana Tuilagi, Scott Hamilton and Martin Castrogiovanni.
United donated their shirts without asking for one in return after the first game but may not be as generous on the pitch for a successive match after producing such a tepid display at the Abbey.
England's first two matches — in an easy group that it was supposed to dominate — resulted in a tepid 1-1 dragainstnsthehe U.S.A. and a leaden, goalless draw against Algeria.
Wosner's approach didn't match: he went heavy on the pedal, pushed at the beat and used jaggy accents to break up otherwise tepid lines.
On top of the tepid display, the Rapids managed to lose another player to injury in pre-game warmup (Buddle) and another midway through the match (Wynne).
Chris Smalling and Phil Jones took good care of Diego Costa, who managed to go through the match without any confrontation, and the goals arrived at a point when Spain had started to look a little tepid in attack.
