leisurely

Example Sentences

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I take heart from his example when I wonder, in moments of doubt or exhaustion, why in the world I have launched a demanding business in what otherwise might have been a leisurely dotage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Wardley, in his first appearance since being upgraded to world champion, soaked in the atmosphere with a leisurely entrance.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In a damp back alley, Jingjing joined job-seekers milling about leisurely, haggling for higher wages while garment bosses perched on scooters brandished hiring signs, desperate for day labourers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

But as much as he enjoyed pushing the envelope on the track, one of his greatest passions was taking his retrofitted classic cars on leisurely drives in the Santa Monica Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He looked at me before he proceeded: indeed, he seemed leisurely to read my face, as if its features and lines were characters on a page.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë