How do you use Listless in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like lethargic or dispirited, plus the exact meaning.
Listless meaning
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
Synonyms of Listless
Using Listless
- The main meaning on this page is: Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
- Useful related words include: lethargic, unergetic, dispirited, spiritless.
- In the example corpus, listless often appears in combinations such as: and listless, listless and, into listless.
Context around Listless
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Listless
- In this selection, "listless" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sitting, little, birds, sleep, bucs and youngster stand out and add context to how "listless" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little listless and be lost listless or longing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "listless" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with listless
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Just not listless as proven Friday night. (7 words)
The Bobcats beat themselves with turnovers and listless defense. (9 words)
Knight noticed Nogle’s listless expression and became concerned. (9 words)
Without a doubt, one of the most treasured movies to come out of the 2000s, follows a listless youngster who resolves to help his new acquaintance () win the class presidency in their small, western high school. (36 words)
I’m not entirely sure what the blueberries care about, nor am I clear whether the nearby blackberries and raspberries, sitting listless and apathetic in their cozy basins nearby, care about anything at all. (34 words)
Shaw, who could be in contention for third opener’s slot in Tests, took a listless Baroda attack to cleansers, hammering 19 fours and seven sixes at the Reliance Stadium. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Finally, I drift into a listless sleep, and dream of the son that would have been named Oladokun – like his father, my husband.
I’m not entirely sure what the blueberries care about, nor am I clear whether the nearby blackberries and raspberries, sitting listless and apathetic in their cozy basins nearby, care about anything at all.
In it, a husband and wife duo (played by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein) are feeling a little listless.
It makes sense any team would be listless without their leader on the court.
Just not listless as proven Friday night.
Rescuers found the birds “listless and unable to stand” in the pits, she said, adding that they were covered in tar and nearly unrecognizable.
The C’s effectively were listless from wire to wire and displayed a concerning lack of urgency given the situation.
When Dallas crushed an overmatched and listless Bucs team the pundits were all saying it’s Dak’s time to shine and picking the upset.
Without a doubt, one of the most treasured movies to come out of the 2000s, follows a listless youngster who resolves to help his new acquaintance () win the class presidency in their small, western high school.
Coming into the court day after day as the jury was sent home during deliberations, Stein was starting to look listless - as any person contemplating their fate might be.
Jaeden Martell and Rachel Zegler star in Kyle Mooney's amusing for a while but ultimately listless satirical sci-fi disaster comedy.
On the other side, yet again Carolina’s offense has looked listless.
Saturday’s third-period rally stood a welcome about-face from the usual listless play that has plagued Boston in crunch time.
The Bobcats beat themselves with turnovers and listless defense.
Knight noticed Nogle’s listless expression and became concerned.
Other times her heartrending tunes capture how it feels to be lost, listless or longing for love (see: “Under Your Skin”).
The American scenes are stricken with a palpable dullness following the emotional reunion, highlighting how out of place, and listless Yasmeen feels in this new life.
They said people feeling listless or "washed out" should get plenty of rest over the weekend.
But mostly he was doing what managers have done from time immemorial: He was trying to pump some life into a listless team.
Shaw, who could be in contention for third opener’s slot in Tests, took a listless Baroda attack to cleansers, hammering 19 fours and seven sixes at the Reliance Stadium.
Common combinations with listless
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and listless 4×
- listless and 3×
- into listless 2×
- listless as 2×
- listless or 2×
- listless in 2×