lamely

How To Use lamely In A Sentence

• ‘Competition has been ill-served by retail banks in the past,’ the report concludes rather lamely.
• When he did find an inch of space, John Hartson's return pass fell lamely short.
• Marilyn Manson, kind of lamely and kind of brilliantly, has set up and maintained a public persona built on shock value and being a voice for the angsty, teenage underdog for the better part of two decades. Feministe
• I want to travel, see the sites, maybe solve some -- "She almost said _solve some murders_, but finished lamely," -- solve some problems in magnesium technology. Analog Science Fiction and Fact
• On the vid, it looks like he is reacting like a schoolteacher, kind of lamely frowning at the remark. McCain: "Who Is The Real Barack Obama?" McCain Supporter: "Terrorist!"
• But also note how he felt perfectly comfortable running that lame-ass game to duck a responsibility, deny legitimacy and yes, lamely assert that authority thing again. Archive 2009-08-01
• `I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely
• They are granting patents, but they are lamely trying to deny that these are food additives.
• He dummies Beye and has so much time and space to play with, it's inevitable he chips the ball lamely into the grateful hands of Runje.
• I replied lamely that I hope to justify his confidence.