pace
noun
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc..
Example Sentences
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"As expected, we didn't detect gamma rays from Mars, but we put the instrument through its paces, and it performed excellently."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
The team plans to travel to Kenya next month to put the car through its paces.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
There’s love for the people he works with, and there’s love for the paces he’s gone through, but I didn’t know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
There was sun cream, tan-lines and ice buckets as the players were put through their paces before their final warm-up win over Bolivia in New York.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
He hooked his fingers around a magic thread and walked with it a few paces away.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
