Example Sentences

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In one early episode, the house has a meeting because they’re worried that a budding baseball player is slacking off too much.

From The Verge • Mar. 13, 2020

The writer's room is slacking, there has been maybe an hour total of quality this season.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2016

If she is slacking off, presumably her performance will suffer as a result, and your boss can address that as it comes.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2016

Kohan: No one is slacking, so if you're the one who isn't bringing it — it shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2014

And if I ain’t fired, then I need to clean that bathroom so Mister Johnny doesn’t think the secret maid is slacking and fire me a second time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett