slow motion

Example Sentences

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One of their leaders told me: "It's been a slow motion car crash – we need a concrete promise that things will change."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Now Hughes blends both somatic experiencing and slow motion weight training at her personal training gyms, the Strength Shoppe, with locations in Pasadena, Mid-City and Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Dad leaned back in his chair and made a soft whistle sound, like he was blowing out a candle in slow motion.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio