He halfheartedly tried various occupations and at last, grudgingly, allowed his father to start him on an acting career.

Selar tried halfheartedly to pull clear, but Burgoyne's grip was surprisingly strong.

When Brodovitch stopped coming all together, a few students halfheartedly tried to keep the class going in his honor.

She whimpered and rolled her eyes and halfheartedly tried to fight me off.

Miller and Hatlen tried halfheartedly to talk her out of coming.

The movie halfheartedly tries to pump some excitement into the race between the law and the assassins to get to Brossard first.

Although the movie halfheartedly tries to portray her as a damsel in distress, that effort doesn't wash.

At first he tried halfheartedly to appeal to me not to send the story to England for 'the sake of the side'.

Harry halfheartedly tried to push her away, but stopped trying after a moment.

From 30 to 39 yards, territory the Jets tried only halfheartedly to reach, 82 percent of field-goal kicks have been good.