heavy-footed
Example Sentences
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“One True Loves” is a lot like the 1940 Cary Grant/Irene Dunne/Randolph Scott screwball classic “My Favorite Wife” — except that it’s heavy-footed and drippy instead of lively and funny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
It’s apparently by design that England appears ponderous and heavy-footed and deathly afraid that the opposition might stumble into a chance to counter against them.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2021
She came out flat and uptight, heavy-footed, knotted up and short-stroking compared with the magnificent corner-to-corner running of Halep, who has 10 fewer years in her legs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2019
England's languid performance at the 2010 finals, characterised by a heavy-footed display against last-16 conquerors Germany, was blamed on the players suffering from physical 'burn out'.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2014
The heavy-footed ones looked them over and returned them to the boss who put them in an envelope and put the envelope in his desk.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
