Sentence examples for will be lackluster from inspiring English sources

"If the president of this small 28-acre domain doesn't stand up for something, the institution will be lackluster and without purpose".

In case you have been fishing in the upper Amazon basin, the "new normal" is Pimco's way of declaring that the decade ahead will be lackluster.

The centennial automaker says the year will be lackluster due to its financial services arm: the financing unit gave a muscular boost to 2004 results, the company said, but is expected to see a drop in profit.

Sometimes the performance will be lackluster.

This year, though, reflecting lower inventories, expectations of less traffic and the belief that holiday sales will be lackluster, there won't be as many seasonal hirings as usual.

Whether the season will be successful or lackluster, no one is immune to the lure of a bargain -- be it Florsheim or Fendi.

The reason: Palm is the company's fastest-growing unit, and once it's spun off, 3Com will be left with two lackluster businesses: networking systems and computer modems and connector cards.

It is unclear what the legal ramifications are for this apparent breach of fiduciary duty, but I would bet there will be none given DPS' current lackluster form of governance.

Then again, they might not: though the coleslaws ($2 each) — one mayo'd, one vinegared — were lackluster, so much has improved in the short couple of months the restaurant has been open that I could see the creamy slaw besting the greens by the time Fort Greeners are settling in with buckets of Brooklyn wings ($7) in front of the Super Bowl.

[Page A1.] August Retail Sales Disappointing The federal tax rebates, which were supposed to stimulate demand for consumer goods, failed to transform America's shoppers into bigger spenders in August, resulting in disappointing sales for many stores and renewing fears that the holiday shopping season will be one of the most lackluster in years.

The federal tax rebates, which were supposed to stimulate demand for consumer goods, failed to transform America's shoppers into bigger spenders in August, resulting in disappointing sales for many stores and renewing fears that the December holiday shopping season will be one of the most lackluster in years.