Example Sentences

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He thinks first and foremost of the markets; when one kind of goods begins to go off slackly, he is ready with something new and appetizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“Sorry About the Demon” is too slackly paced and there’s a broad tone to the jokes and performances that skews corny.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2023

Williams later took every opportunity to dismiss his first novel, and you can see why: it is slackly written and deficient in narrative technique.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 11, 2019

At times Widows can feel overstuffed and slackly paced, but there’s at least one third-act twist that’s genuinely shocking, and the energy never flags when the wounded, smoldering Davis is on screen.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2018

At the entrance to the cemetery, a tall man stood in shreds and patches, his face slackly wrapped in scarves.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García