Example Sentences

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The pace has slackened in the last couple of weeks, though Border Patrol agents say they expect it will pick up soon.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2023

Industrial production has slackened, particularly for large freight trucks.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

But none of that has slackened its constant drive for more money.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2019

Since then, critics claim, regulatory oversight has slackened.

From Economist • May 17, 2018

It has not yet ceased, though it has slackened at times.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember