How to Use anemic in a Sentence

anemic

adjective
  • The band played an anemic rendition of a classic love song.
  • The doctor told me I was slightly anemic.
  • Investors are worried about the stock's anemic performance.
  • Officials worried about anemic attendance at the shows.
  • Sales rose an anemic 0.5 percent last quarter.
  • This is a team with an anemic offense most of the time.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The kelp was anemic, with pale, stunted leaves or no growth at all.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2022
  • People who are anemic or who have lost a lot of blood often have pale lips.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Leaf blades are yellowed, and patches of the lawn look anemic.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The defense hasn't looked bad, but the offense is sort of anemic.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 28 Dec. 2021
  • If a person is anemic or has lost a great deal of blood, the lips become pale.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The flesh should have a brilliant hue and shouldn’t be anemic or pale looking.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
  • One side is anemic and the other side looks reasonably healthy.
    — Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The anemic supply of new homes keeps the prices of existing homes high, too.
    — Salim Furth, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Starmer initially stood up for his deputy, but his support grew more anemic day by day.
    — Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Biogen slashed the price of Aduhelm roughly in half last month amid anemic sales.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Frankly, those numbers were as anemic as the Gators’ offense.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The patient always had low iron and was anemic in the emergency room.
    — Joanna Davis, M.d., miamiherald, 26 June 2017
  • Yes, the run game was anemic and Peyton Ramsey threw two picks.
    — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2017
  • That said, the passing game in Baltimore has been anemic for some time.
    — Jim Owczarski, USA TODAY, 29 June 2018
  • Glenn and the Jets are seeking to improve an anemic offense.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • However, the anemic offense casts a long shadow over the whole team.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Yuma Catholic has been up and down, looking anemic one game and like world beaters the next.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Ticket sales had been anemic and were getting mocked on social media and by late-night talk show hosts.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The record heat is expected to shrink an already anemic snowpack.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Their offense, anemic for much of the first half, has awoken during the summer’s dog days.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
  • His wife, pregnant with twins, was severely anemic.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Bond King said the returns on bonds have been anemic at best for the past seven years or so.
    — William D. Cohan, vanityfair.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • What a dull, anemic performance.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Donating one’s own blood can make a person anemic or have a lower blood count, experts warn.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

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