laggardly

Example Sentences

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Our laggardly renewal will sidle up to us on its own time, sleepy and shy, still clad in the scrubs it slept in, unable to remember which syllable in party gets the stress.

From Salon

The sleeping giant of the US electorate – traditionally among the most laggardly at voting among the developed countries – had suddenly stirred.

From The Guardian

Although still laggardly, Zimbabwe had begun to progress in “ease of doing business” indexes.

From The Guardian

The number of refugees it accepted last year totalled 38,000—ranking us a laggardly 20th, judged per capita, among industrialized countries.

From The Guardian

The gap between an elite British firm and an elite Chinese firm is narrowing even as the gap between an elite British firm and its laggardly compatriot is expanding.

From Economist