slow starter
Example Sentences
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She can be a slow starter against spin though, being dismissed 10 times by a spinner in her first 30 balls and her strike-rate drops to 78.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
Add in that Westbrook is a notorious slow starter, and there’s reason to expect some uptick in the coming months.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2021
“Sometimes I’ve been a slow starter throughout my career, and it is always nice when that first one goes in the net.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2021
Meanwhile, Seager a notoriously slow starter in the first months of the season, is not having a slow start to this shortened season.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2020
"You are such a slow starter," she laughed, bounding away before he had time to drop his easel.
From The Master Mummer by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
