Example Sentences

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Complex tax litigation moves glacially, and Meta’s dispute could take years to resolve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

“Wicked: For Good” is a horribly lit, glacially paced slog that lacks the dynamism of the first film.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

However, there's been criticism that full compensation is glacially slow in being paid out.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

“The central granitic batholith defines the White Alps, a land of spires and glacially carved valleys with hanging lakes as a result. The eastern-most section is called the Red Alps because serpentine soils are common.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

We’re moving, glacially though, so I have plenty of time to look, and it seems to me that I’ve seen that dress before, I’ve seen someone wearing it.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins