slowness

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

Especially impressive is the slowness with which the arms move, his hands accentuating the speech but in a natural way; that is, they don’t move with every sentence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Eric says the slowness of the game has an appeal.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Captain Beatty, his poker cards in one pink hand, walked with exaggerated slowness to the phone and ripped out the address when the report was finished.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury