"The recovery continues to look slow and anemic," the trader said.

Stocks and the dollar fell as investors seemed to concur that the recovery looked anemic.

Just two weeks ago, some Redskins fans were in a panic, with the team 0-2 and the offense looking anemic.

Perhaps most important, the Putnam fund's performance looked anemic compared with most of the funds on the list.

He looked anemic, and the flesh on the back of his right hand was bruised from some medical procedure.

He looked anemic and wore a shirt in vogue with the Twist.

The Astros finally had their first hit, but they still looked anemic against Reed.

We should be prepared for the job numbers in the payroll survey to permanently look anemic compared to other measures.

Take a step back, however, and the recovery still looks anemic.

They looked anemic to him, as if they'd spent their entire life indoors.