slow starter
Example Sentences
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She can be a slow starter against spin though, being dismissed 10 times by a spinner in her first 30 balls and her strike-rate drops to 78.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
Notorious slow starter Julio Rodriguez starting to fully emerge.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
Reserve Norman Powell, regularly a slow starter offensively, is off to the most promising offensive start to his career while making 45% of his three-pointers and becoming a trusted member of closing lineups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
In his post-match press conference, American skipper Nathaniel Crosby mention more than once how he has given Pak a “bad time” about being a slow starter in matches.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 7, 2019
"You are such a slow starter," she laughed, bounding away before he had time to drop his easel.
From The Master Mummer by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
