Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I read it in under an hour and, worried I was slacking, read it again.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

There was nobody on that set who was slacking around.

From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2021

“It was as if I was slacking … There was no sympathy. The message was to get on with it, or you knew what you could do.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2019

The bad: Looks like someone was slacking when putting sponsor stickers on Singh's shirt.

From Golf Digest • Aug. 29, 2016

So when the coach would suggest that I was slacking off, I wouldn’t say much, I’d just get back on the strip and do my best.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad