slack

Jeremy Jacquet: Made a goal-saving challenge to deny Igor Jesus an early goal and was impressive but still had a few moments where he was slack and lacked discipline.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

His assistant coaches, mostly a group of his former Granada Hills players, have to pick up the slack sometimes with the subsequent practices early in the following week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The share of Treasurys held by foreign investors has been falling, with hedge funds helping to pick up the slack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Indeed, he suggests, the Fed can respond to demand shocks with rate cuts “as long as slack is increasing and inflation pressures from wages are easing.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Jonathan, still held at the end of the slack rope by the older soldier, felt the water that had soaked through his shoes making his feet cold.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

In another writer’s hands, the soft-handed seat-fillers of his slacker masterpiece “Office Space” would be contemptible.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

The prototypical Gen Xer is resilient and cynical, a “latchkey kid” turned disaffected slacker, raised on MTV and limited parental supervision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It should be noted that Paul Cummins is no slacker himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

That realisation manifests in the lovestruck slacker rock of Dragonfly, and the finger-plucked Neptune Baby, with its refrain, "I'm a boat, and you are the water".

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025

Father: “I don’t know where you picked up that slacker attitude, but you certainly didn’t learn it at home. Probably from the bad influences up here.”

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The UK has the slackest regulation of all EU members; other member states are much more stringent in their approach.

From The Guardian ● May 24, 2013

It was the most abstract and highly changeable concert I’ve seen this group perform, and also the slackest: inspired on one level, frustrating on another.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2011

In the weeks before Christmas, when retail sales are usually at their highest, retailers were cutting prices as though it were slackest of seasons.

From Time Magazine Archive

In any year it would have been a tasteful, artful job of the soft sell, but in this, television's slackest season, the Eastern Airlines commercial looked like a masterwork.

From Time Magazine Archive

The consequence was, that in less than two months the discipline of the ship became so relaxed that the crew, from being one of the smartest in the fleet, was now the slackest.

From A Sailor of King George by A. Beckford Bevan

Laura Overdeck on Wednesday sat by her legal team in the light-wood-paneled courtroom in Newark, N.J. wearing a gray-and-white striped jacket, white slacks and chunky blue heels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

A styling group stores troves of neutral tone crew and V-neck sweaters, button-down shirts, slacks and extra pairs of the Silver Lining Opticians “Carbon” glasses at an off-site building, current and former employees said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

Eugene Levert, chain-smoking next to a stack of books while wearing a vertical blue-striped button-down and khaki slacks, looked the scholarly mirror of Doug Lamplugh, in a horizontal blue-striped polo and khaki shorts.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

Allen wore a black dress shirt and slacks, a red tie tucked into his pants and a small leather bag prosecutors say was filled with ammunition.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

They too were dressed in their courtroom best: a purple jersey dress for Debbie; pleated slacks, a pink checkered shirt, and a tie for Karl.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

As time elapsed, Sand’s rate of production never slacked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Speaking to the press, he said: "I've given my heart and soul. I can't think there'll be too many cricket fans out there who would think I've slacked off for a moment."

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023

It's not as if Eigenberg ever slacked off in maintaining his physique; he also plays a main role in "Chicago Fire."

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2023

They were nearly twice as likely to say they had slacked about avoiding crowds and limiting travel.

From Slate ● May 3, 2021

In the visitor’s locker room, Gaines, his face slacked with sweat and his hair matted, closed the door to parents and fans and drew the players around him.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

If nothing is on the books, it could look like you’re slacking off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

With her apartment a flood zone and her landlord slacking off on the maintenance, Linda and her daughter are forced to live at a nearby hotel.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2025

Due to a slowing economy and slacking advertising revenue, newsrooms have been slashed across the industry.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Almost across the board, inflation showed few signs of slacking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

I’d always assumed it was yet another perk of being the commander’s kid and that she was just plain lazy and slacking off in classes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin