slacken pace
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The Pursuers were now compelled to proceed with caution: As well as they could judge, the Fugitive also seemed to slacken pace, for they heard the steps follow each other at longer intervals.
From The Monk; a romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis
The going was rough for a while, but I did not slacken pace, though the road was narrow, and to have met a cart would have meant certain destruction.
From The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster
Mrs. Lear allowed Trinidad to slacken pace as they neared the Burmaster estate.
From Hoofbeats on the Turnpike by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
How Alfred maintained his hold he never knew nor did the mare slacken pace greatly until home was reached.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
Bowing low like racers over their handle-bars, they shoot past us; they slacken pace and keep alongside, they shoot ahead; the cyclists are most fearfully excited.
From A Journal of Impressions in Belgium by May Sinclair
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