slow up
Example Sentences
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Bichette hit a two-out single to right field and made the turn for second, but started to slow up as he saw Anthony Santander throwing the ball to the infield.
From Washington Times • Jul. 31, 2023
Bond yields slumped on Wednesday to multi-month lows, but rather than moving higher on expectations the Fed will slow up on its policy tightening, this time Wall Street slumped into the red.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2023
Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar started with a maiden and then a wicket-maiden as, with a used pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting to slow up, the Netherlands chase faltered from the off.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022
Jackson appeared to slow up just before the finish line during the heat, which allowed Italy’s Dalia Kaddari to pass her in the final moment.
From Fox News • Aug. 2, 2021
They had to slow up at the gorge, inching slowly down along the narrow, twisting road, pulling over twice before they hit bottom to allow other, wood-filled pickups on the way home to pass.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
