had slacked
- past perfect of slack.
Example Sentences
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They were nearly twice as likely to say they had slacked about avoiding crowds and limiting travel.
From Slate ● May 3, 2021
Two months ago, when half the vaccine refusers in a Harris poll said they had slacked off on taking precautions, they were asked why.
From Slate ● May 3, 2021
Tomic admitted he had "slacked off" afterwards and Hewitt, with whom he has not seen eye to eye in the past, was sympathetic.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2012
The fact that they could challenge the war for attention was evidence that the fighting had slacked off even before this week's formal 48-hour Christmas truce went into effect.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time it had slacked a good part of the day was gone.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
