leisurely

Example Sentences

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“You get good healthcare, nice leisurely lunches, it’s a different way of life,” he said, “It’s not that the grass is always greener, these are just facts.”

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Travolta’s directorial language is lovingly detailed, and his penchant for picturesque detail creates a leisurely atmosphere, like getting lost wandering around a happy memory.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Volunteers have been using a mobile app to photograph, log and record species while searching through the forest or taking a leisurely walk.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Most young readers today would find “The Yearling” too long, too leisurely and too clogged with dialect, but a few might still feel as I did when I read it more than 60 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

He was a born anatomist and so devoted to his studies that he sometimes illicitly borrowed limbs, organs, and other parts from cadavers and took them home for leisurely dissection.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson