slowpoke
noun
a person who makes slow progress.
slowpokes
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pluralof slowpoke.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even Caitlin Clark and Iowa — not exactly slowpokes themselves — couldn’t keep up.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
One possible explanation for the Milky Way’s stellar slowpokes is that our galaxy is extraordinarily deficient in dark matter, the invisible substance thought to serve as gravitational scaffolding for cosmic structures.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
Dmitriy Katsnelson’s take on the bull reminds me when a friend and I were cooling our heels on a golf course, waiting for the four slowpokes in front of us to move on.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2017
These slowpokes in the left lane are annoying, to be sure, but it still seems extreme to label their behavior illegal.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2015
“Where in the world have you slowpokes been?” asked Belle.
From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Penrose, Margaret
