slackness

Example Sentences

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But the flaws in “The Californians” reflect ambition and overexertion, not slackness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Each work possesses different degrees of slackness and tension.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is decrying the “immaturity” of his nation’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and said officials’ “non-positive attitude, slackness and inactivity” hindered efforts to control the virus, state media reported Wednesday.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2022

Livingston looked rattled but were able to take advantage of Rangers' ongoing slackness at the back this term.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2021

Her daughter’s friend seemed to have none of the mother’s slackness.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison