slackness

Example Sentences

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The slackness in Reeder’s storytelling works against her down the stretch, once Jonny becomes more focused on solving the mysteries of both the local crime spree and her own family history.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Each work possesses different degrees of slackness and tension.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

It’s hard to say, since for many of us the slackness, anxiety and dissociation of the World’s Fair Challenge is just another name for Tuesday.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2022

But as has been the theme of Celtic's season, slackness cost them dearly against a quality Leverkusen side with just one defeat this season - a 4-3 loss to Borussia Dortmund.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021

A crease between the eyes, a slackness to the mouth.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr