sluggishly
Example Sentences
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The project has been moving sluggishly for the past two years due to local pushback citing a lack of infrastructure to support the new housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sinner started the second set sluggishly and had to come from 15-40 down in his opening service game before Alcaraz broke to go 2-1 ahead and hold for 3-1.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
She added that the Bureau of Prisons has “proceeded sluggishly with intentional disregard of the inmates’ constitutional rights despite being fully apprised of the situation for years.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
An older woman at the door is sluggishly engrossed in a 12,000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
His eyes moved sluggishly, as if he had been addled by a blow to the head.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
