When to Use Lacklustre?

In its earliest uses, lackluster (also spelled lacklustre) usually described eyes that were dull or lacking in brightness, as in "a lackluster stare." Later, it came to describe other things whose sheen had been removed; Charles Dickens, in his 1844 novel Martin Chuzzlewit, writes of the faded image of the dragon on ...

How do you use Lacklustre in a sentence?

We shall have a lacklustre campaign because it will have no national backing. I am just saying that this document is lacklustre. This has been a very lacklustre debate about a proposal over which no one can get very excited. Their track record, however well-meaning, has been rather lacklustre.

How do you use the word lackluster?

Examples of lackluster
  1. She gave the illusion of efficiency but was unable to build up a staff she trusted, and her fundraising was lackluster.
  2. Due to under-capitalization and lackluster sales, the store was forced to close its doors three weeks before its first anniversary.
Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.