slow motion

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With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"It went in slow motion but so fast at the same time. It's all a bit of a blur."

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Makai Lemon came screaming across the center of the field, gliding past one Michigan State defender, then another, moving as if the world around him were in slow motion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2025

I twist my spoon over the cup, watching the shake plop off in slow motion.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith