laggardly

Example Sentences

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As it’s always done: by adapting — laggardly, reluctantly at times, but doing what it must.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

It’s full of headlong zip-zoom action in keeping with the pace of the game, and yet it seems somehow laggardly.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2023

Faced with criticism of dwindling cultural relevance and a laggardly product compared to other major sports, Major League Baseball introduced a set of new rules this year to speed up games and attract younger fans.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023

In Australia, a drop in employment figures and remarks from a central bank official about laggardly wages haven’t derailed a buildup of recent market bets on rate hikes beginning next year.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2021

For a young woman to dream that she has the heartache, foretells that she will be in sore distress over the laggardly way her lover prosecutes his suit.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman