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
A notoriously slow starter, Turner batted .259 with two home runs and a .723 OPS in April.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023
“Sometimes I’ve been a slow starter throughout my career, and it is always nice when that first one goes in the net.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2021
"You are such a slow starter," she laughed, bounding away before he had time to drop his easel.
From The Master Mummer by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
