slacken pace
Example Sentences
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But when the sleigh reached midstream, below the great fall, the horse had perforce to slacken pace by reason of the water which had overflowed the ice and wetted the snow.
From Maria Chapdelaine by W. H. Blake
How Alfred maintained his hold he never knew nor did the mare slacken pace greatly until home was reached.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
Mrs. Lear allowed Trinidad to slacken pace as they neared the Burmaster estate.
From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
After that the track began to rise, and the grade grew so steep that even Ismail, the furious, had to slacken pace.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy
Over and over again Xenophon would send an order to the front to slacken pace, when the enemy were pressing their attack severely.
From Anabasis by Henry Graham Dakyns
