languor

Example Sentences

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But despite this relative languor, apes rarely develop the kinds of disorders tied to inactivity in humans, such as heart disease, arthritis and diabetes.

From Seattle Times

With Silver’s seductive languor and quick, calculating eye the play may also jog a few memories of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, it is relaxed and easygoing, inducing the sort of languor one might properly feel in the hot sun, near the sea.

From New York Times

Elegantly dressed, Wheeldon’s choreography, mostly solos and duets, maintains a glamorous languor and achieves moments of exquisite beauty.

From New York Times

And yet from certain angles, a city once driven by ambition now seems to run on a vaporous languor.

From New York Times