leisurely
Example Sentences
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Other members of his sales team burned out on fruitless cold calls, but McDermott said he would skip leisurely, expensive lunches with co-workers to pack in more calls and sales meetings.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 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
The bookmakers predict a similarly leisurely final quarter for Wigglesworth and his team on Saturday, though.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
The ride’s namesake song plays give and take with “Jingle Bells” and seasonal adornments adorably enliven the leisurely boat ride with even more cheer.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
To keep American science in full flower, he asserted, what was needed was “a more leisurely and normal research environment.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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