They were made to sound listless.

Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler," three extended orchestra episodes from his opera of the same title, sounded tentative and listless, like a performance in progress.

In spite of the "sir," Trett sounded curiously listless, almost insubordinate.

She sounded tired and listless.

But Mr. Simon consistently phrased behind the beat, perhaps aiming for a relaxed approach; instead, he sounded listless.

Her voice sounded tired and listless, as though hope had suddenly deserted her brave heart.

Songs meant to be mellow sounded listless instead, and the screaming guitar solos sounded merely self-indulgent.

Kira sounds more listless than accusing.

There was one rousing rant at the beginning and a few more near the end, but for most of the night the band sounded remarkably listless, and sometimes comically bad.

His voice sounded dull and listless to his own ears.