Sentence examples for turned listless from inspiring English sources

From the slow passage of the fish chunks in the water, we could see that the current had turned listless.

But as the match wore on, only his 120-mile-per-hour serve held steady as he turned listless ad off balance, now and again raising his arms heavenward in despair.

But sheer enthusiasm trumped momentary frustrations here: this was a refreshingly raucous party, pulsing even when the music turned listless, as music premised on oceanic washes of sound and serrated textures atop it often will.

So what turned the listless Preston Sturges into a hectically industrious writer?

Aides and friends have long said he is a clutch player on the basketball court, the kind who turns in listless performances during practice but raises his level when the game is on the line.

But in opposing the construction of a new football stadium on New York's West Side, she prematurely closed the door on proposals to turn a listless part of the city into a vibrant business and entertainment zone.

After the Eagles turned in four listless quarters and were routed by Dallas, 24-0, the faithful are nervous again.

Cariaso is coming off a title shot at the 125 pound title, but he turned in a listless performance and was submitted by champion Demetrious Johnson.

The Islanders, who opened December with a three-game unbeaten streak, turned in an inexplicably listless performance last night as Donald Audette scored a hat trick to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a 5-2 victory before 8,991 fans at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.

What will happen if men, the mindlessly lusting sex, turn into the reflectively listless sex?

Murray's turn as listless, greying celebrity Bob Harris in Sofia Coppola's 2003 critically acclaimed hit introduced him to a whole new audience of indie-romance fans.