slacken pace
Example Sentences
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The going was rough for a while, but I did not slacken pace, though the road was narrow, and to have met a cart would have meant certain destruction.
From The Motor Pirate by Paternoster, G. Sidney
Many preachers take a sitz-bath before going to bed after a day of service, and find that somehow when sitting in the cool water the over-driven brain begins to slacken pace.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
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 Warden, Ben W.
By this time, however, the three fugitives were almost within reach of their goal and could afford to slacken pace in favor of stealth.
From Every Man for Himself by Moorhouse, Hopkins
What long faces the “sixers” pulled as their man began to puff and slacken pace!
From Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life by Reed, Talbot Baines
