Example Sentences

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When Spurs came to Old Trafford in August they also invited United to play, then had the speed and precision to score three times once the defensive block had slackened.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2018

A handful of especially zealous ministers still feared that religious devotion had slackened.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Within five minutes the downpour had slackened into drips and we ventured out from under the awning a little wiser.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2014

Scare-buying and hoarding had slackened off but still prices crept up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Missiles from the wall had slackened off, giving Cluny’s horde a chance to desert the ditch for the relative safety of the meadows.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques