slack

Example Sentences

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“During big snowstorms, firms often let employees work from home for the week, and similarly they cut them some slack when gas prices hit $4, or in California $5 or even $6.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“A lot of the slack in the system used to be picked up by LNG, so the knock-on effects are massive.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

They require friction, in a world that grows increasingly slack and unrequiring of its inhabitants.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Christian Anderson, guard, Texas Tech: After the Red Raiders lost Toppin, Anderson helped pick up the scoring slack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Tjaden especially can hardly contain himself; he takes the largest of the rings in his hand and every now and then puts his legs through it to show how much slack there is.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque