Example Sentences

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My boss also has been heavily relying on me since other people in the group are slacking off due to difficulties working from home.

From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021

And if “Merry New Year” is not an instant meme, well, people are slacking.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2019

“If he sees guys are slacking or he sees guys are doing well, he’s the first one to say anything.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2016

Baby boomers, for example, are slacking off in their exercise regimens.

From Time Magazine Archive

Get round, forwards, and shove; you are slacking, the lot of you.

From The Loom of Youth by Waugh, Alec