pacing
Example Sentences
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If the plate umpire goes, with it goes one of baseball’s most entertaining/maddening presences–a puff-chested judge and jury, a baked-in villain, an essential part of the game’s pacing and flow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
"If we do the right thing early in the illness, and support people with the right level of pacing, you can prevent that deterioration in a lot of cases."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, the sumptuous imagery and amiable pacing of “Wuthering Heights” trounce del Toro’s ghastly slog of a film.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
But Hyland struggles to find the pacing and rhythm of her complicated vision.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
I stop my pacing and sit beside him, resting a head on his shoulder.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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