slowness

Example Sentences

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The slowness of the French justice system is legendary.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The company’s revised guidance was legitimately terrible, indicating that the slowness of the rollout surprised them as well, and will drag on.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

It’s a slowness she’d never had to confront, in a language she doesn’t speak.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

Such tool use—notably hand letter-cutting in stone, producing forms like those we see on traditional monuments—stands for “materiality, for slowness, for permanence” in the face of boardroom brainstorming and assembly-line production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

My dad moved with a pained slowness, using an aluminum walker to get himself around the house, pausing often to catch his breath.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama