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lukewarm - use in sentences
Preposition: about
- idea: If he received her into his terms or face it would indicate that he was lukewarm about the idea.
- involvement: I can imagine SS being lukewarm about involvement once the RO is made.
Modifies a noun
- reception: However they were received with a lukewarm reception with many venues failing to sell-out.
- water: Dip cut surfaces in charcoal or lukewarm water to prevent bleeding.
- response: The biomass capital grant scheme, which will cover up to 40 % project costs, has received a lukewarm response from industry.
- reaction: It experienced a rocky opening on the Nasdaq due to a lukewarm reaction from investors.
- bath: Add a couple of drops of eucalyptus oil and a couple of drops of lavender oil to a lukewarm bath to relieve sunburn.
- attitude: They were judging by the lukewarm attitude of Egba chiefs toward him, not the warmth of the appreciation of the rulers of Lagos.
Modifying Another Word
- decidedly: Or, even worse, got home to find that your curry is decidedly lukewarm?
- rather: Swiftly hiding the Easy Reader sign, I handed Manpreet the book, to a rather lukewarm reception!
- only: Being half-way down the mountain the natural water stream was only lukewarm.
- so: South Africa boasts of very clean water, but alas so lukewarm.
- somewhat: The series had a somewhat lukewarm reception from the television critics, although his many fans spoke well of it.
- distinctly: The document makes passing reference to credit and to credit-based qualifications, but the tone of the document is distinctly lukewarm.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: While the US remains lukewarm to the idea of intervention, there is little reason to expect Europe to act on its own.
- become: Are we in danger of becoming lukewarm thereby making Christ sick?
- seem: The few quotes of hers that I've seen are the only comments I've read about Grant that seemed lukewarm.
- grow: Their love for the Lord Jesus had grown lukewarm.
- turn: However, just a few minutes into your escape from the day, you notice the water temperature turning lukewarm.
- appear: Even the party's spokesman on asylum appeared lukewarm about the strong focus on the issue.
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