slowness

Example Sentences

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Chan bemoaned the government's slowness to act, citing that Taiwan's machines must offer a "guaranteed prize" if a certain amount of money is spent.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

“Henry Ford Hospital” from 1932 offers an unsparing look at the artist following a miscarriage, in which blood vessels fan out like ribbons and objects like snails hint at the slowness of her recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It is the gift of this slowness and attention that she wishes to impart to anyone who passes by the Toast window and accepts her invitation to share a picnic blanket.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

At lunch, I ate my lard sandwiches with paralytic slowness, but sooner or later, the janitor started putting the chairs up on the tables.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls