How to Use lackadaisical in a Sentence

lackadaisical

adjective
  • His teachers did not approve of his lackadaisical approach to homework.
  • And there was nothing lackadaisical about any of those things.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This was kind of lackadaisical first mile and cruising a little bit.
    — Glendale News-Press, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The third quarter was the lackadaisical stretch that has plagued this team all season.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
  • Drive with a lackadaisical right foot and the crossover is docile and well-tempered.
    — Michael Harley, Robb Report, 27 July 2021
  • But this is just a step too far against an Oregon team that won't be lackadaisical.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Portland will not be able to afford to be lackadaisical on defense.
    — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2021
  • But this year, architecture seemed to play a role in the lackadaisical start.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2017
  • The Celtics can no longer accept lackadaisical lapses in this stretch.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The defense was lackadaisical at best, while the offense wasn’t much better.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But if weight loss is the name of your game, the lackadaisical head-out-for-a-light-jog style of running isn't the way to go.
    — Samantha Lefave, SELF, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Brondello’s squad flipped a switch in the second half, but the lackadaisical start was too much to come back from.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024
  • One of the interceptions came on a lackadaisical screen play.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Sorry to all the girlies who are lackadaisical about leaving home and would rather rub their feet together in bed.
    — Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The reaction from some parents, though, verged on the lackadaisical.
    — Stephanie Clifford, WIRED, 24 June 2019
  • The one thing that lets down many bars and restaurants in Brussels is the lackadaisical service.
    — Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, 15 July 2017
  • In fact, her deadpan tone and lackadaisical manner were a lot like Laura’s.
    — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Ryan Williams was lackadaisical, and Milroe threw it right in the view of the defense.
    — Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • By my teenage years, my lackadaisical approach to oral hygiene had led to two root canals on each of my bottom back molars.
    — Deidre Olsen, The Cut, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The Terps’ defensive effort at the start of the game was lackadaisical.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The response to these horrors has been lackadaisical and circle-the-wagons.
    — chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The fans in the stadium took exception to the lackadaisical style of play, jeering both sides.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 27 June 2018
  • The Nuggets played lackadaisical 1-on-1 and pick-and-roll defense on the perimeter.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The Longhorns will have to tighten up their defense after two lackadaisical efforts.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Pizzolatto keeps his film light on friction, ambling at an easy, lackadaisical pace.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Frustration with what some see as a lackadaisical response mounted Monday as the toll of the virus rose.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
  • But there’s a certain amount of gravity that pulls us west, to the cool breeze and lackadaisical existence that coastal vibes promise us.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Those two late pushes weren’t nearly enough to compensate for a lackadaisical opening three quarters.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The United States has taken a much more lackadaisical approach to the variants.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2021
  • There were also moments, in the most pivotal stretch of the game, where the Clippers’ defense just looked so and lackadaisical.
    — Shane Young, Forbes, 22 June 2021

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