How to Use lethargy in a Sentence

lethargy

noun
  • I snapped out of my lethargy and began cleaning the house.
  • Symptoms of the disease include loss of appetite and lethargy.
  • The numbers should shake the lethargy off the stock.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Part of that lethargy can be attributed to the lack of big plays.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Watch for symptoms such as lameness, fever, lethargy and joint swelling.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
  • But she was bothered by the attendant weight gain and lethargy.
    — Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Plague symptoms in cats and dogs include fever, lethargy, and loss of appetite.
    — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 26 June 2018
  • This includes tremors and stumbling, as well as weakness and lethargy.
    — London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Symptoms of the guests included cough, lethargy, headache and sore throat.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Symptoms of the guests included cough, lethargy, headache and sore throat.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The lethargy was so intense, the 26-year-old quit her job working as a spa concierge.
    — Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Most of us are aware of the toll chemotherapy can have on the body — hair loss, lethargy, loss of appetite.
    — Dr. Eric Rudnick, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • But the flip side of such routine is the potential for boredom and lethargy.
    — Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But lethargy has been nagging at them again this week, in defeat and in victory.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
  • These kids are the ones who truly know what political lethargy and greed have wrought.
    — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 19 Feb. 2018
  • More severe cases may lead to high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes, and blood in the urine or stool.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Many dogs have a fever, decreased appetite and lethargy during the first few days of illness.
    — Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, 29 May 2018
  • The pandemic surge reversed years of lethargy in the baking aisle.
    — Ellen Byron, WSJ, 25 May 2021
  • Symptoms are fever, decreased appetite and lethargy during the first few days.
    — Mark Boxley, ajc, 31 May 2017
  • Symptoms begin with pus-like discharge from the eyes, coughing, fevers and lethargy.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Christmas lethargy may have been to blame, according to George.
    — Calum Trenaman, CNN, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Last week, zookeepers observed coughing and lethargy in the tiger, Keesa.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2021
  • This risk is when this carefulness crosses over into lethargy.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Severe cases of salmonellosis can cause a high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes and blood in urine or stool.
    — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Amazon has largely avoided the kind of lethargy that can follow success and rapid growth.
    — Matt Day, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Christian had a sore arm after his first dose and a fever, muscle aches and lethargy after his second dose.
    — Arianna Lapenne, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021
  • More severe cases may include high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes, as well as blood in the urine or stool.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
  • But to many, there appears to be a lethargy that is out of place with the club’s precarious predicament.
    — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Deal lethargy kills that electricity slowly, the way a slow leak flattens a tire.
    — George Heller, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
  • Shake off the last bit of winter lethargy with a host of crime dramas and thrillers premiering in March.
    — Jef Rouner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026

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