slacken pace
Example Sentences
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He waited, expecting it to slacken pace, or to swerve from him into a different course.
From The Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Kenneth
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.
The Pursuers were now compelled to proceed with caution: As well as they could judge, the Fugitive also seemed to slacken pace, for they heard the steps follow each other at longer intervals.
From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)
She could not keep up, and he did not slacken pace when she began to fall behind.
From North of Fifty-Three by Fischer, Anton Otto
Close Up, finding it did not go off when he expected, began to slacken pace and gallop in an undecided way.
From Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)
