half-hearted effort

Examples (10)

• His half-hearted effort to apologize was not well received.
• She made a half-hearted effort to clean the room but gave up quickly.
• The team's half-hearted effort in the second half cost them the game.
• After several rejections, he only made a half-hearted effort to find a new job.
• The committee's half-hearted effort to address the issue satisfied no one.
• I could tell from his half-hearted effort that he wasn't really interested.
• Their half-hearted effort to promote the event resulted in poor attendance.
• Don't make a half-hearted effort if you want to succeed.
• The government's half-hearted effort to tackle corruption has failed.
• A half-hearted effort is worse than no effort at all.