Explore Halfheartedly through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Halfheartedly meaning
With little enthusiasm or interest.
Using Halfheartedly
- The main meaning on this page is: With little enthusiasm or interest.
Context around Halfheartedly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Halfheartedly
- In this selection, "halfheartedly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, warfare, applauded and shoved stand out and add context to how "halfheartedly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ads but halfheartedly and and applauded halfheartedly when the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "halfheartedly" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with halfheartedly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The company distanced itself from its racy ads, but halfheartedly. (10 words)
Rockets: Harden got a technical foul in the second quarter when he halfheartedly shoved Lance Stephenson, who sold it impressively. (20 words)
The United States has pursued submarine warfare halfheartedly since the end of the Cold War, and even less so since 9/11. (22 words)
He obstructed the process of transfer of power to Kim Jong Un and applauded halfheartedly when the latter was appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission in 2010. (30 words)
The United States has pursued submarine warfare halfheartedly since the end of the Cold War, and even less so since 9/11. (22 words)
Rockets: Harden got a technical foul in the second quarter when he halfheartedly shoved Lance Stephenson, who sold it impressively. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
The United States has pursued submarine warfare halfheartedly since the end of the Cold War, and even less so since 9/11.
The company distanced itself from its racy ads, but halfheartedly.
He obstructed the process of transfer of power to Kim Jong Un and applauded halfheartedly when the latter was appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission in 2010.
Rockets: Harden got a technical foul in the second quarter when he halfheartedly shoved Lance Stephenson, who sold it impressively.