lumbering pace
Example Sentences
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Despite such resonance, this “Holiday” too often feels musty, especially in the opening stretch, which has a lumbering pace and irksome air of narrative throat-clearing.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022
Air Force Gen. John Hyten, head of Strategic Command, which oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons, repeatedly has lamented the lumbering pace of replacing missile-warning and other types of satellites.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 24, 2018
The swift downfalls of NBC anchor Matt Lauer, comedian Louis C.K., actor Kevin Spacey and others in the private sector have highlighted the lumbering pace of the disciplinary process for Congress.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2017
The slow, lumbering pace of the storm meant that total rainfall amounts would cause major flooding.
From Time • Oct. 20, 2014
We seated ourselves in the crazy conveyance, the count whispered to the chauffeur an address which my ear failed to catch and we started off at a lumbering pace along the street.
From The Hohenzollerns in America by Leacock, Stephen
