languid
Example Sentences
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Parks is known for the languid soul-pop sound of Collapsed in Sunbeams, which earned her the prestigious Mercury Prize in 2021.
From BBC
Elements of nature — languid flowers and scurrying insects, lively fish and moving water — were favorite motifs of Tiffany and Driscoll.
From New York Times
Stand-outs include the languid jazz of Bloody Waters, in which Wilson calls out "corporate racists"; and the sparkling Cheat Code, which wouldn't sound out of place on The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill.
From BBC
Vincent Canby, the New York Times critic, wrote that the film offered “a languid, fashionably disenchanted view of life and love in Los Angeles.”
From New York Times
All of its songs are midtempo or slower, often verging on languid.
From New York Times
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