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
The process was endless because between each call there was a line of cars waiting to be filled with gas and oil, and all this had to be done with a stately slowness.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
