slo-mo
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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That makes “Folktales” decidedly more powdery than densely packed — it’s all ruddy cheeks, slo-mo camaraderie and the healing power of steering a dog sled through breathtaking terrain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
There are plenty of slo-mo martial arts face-offs and mind-blowing manipulations of the elements.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
“It was incredible. I felt like it was slo-mo when it was in the air - just the placement of it, the height of it, the spiral,” Andrews said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
It’s a slo-mo car crash, where one earthquake is triggering the next and the next and the next.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 6, 2023
Cramp stood up behind his desk in total slo-mo, with his eyes locked on my feet like he’d never seen a pair of bloody socks before.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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