languid
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The film revels in languid establishing shots of the Santa Clara Valley, with the hilly Diablo Range in the background.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Summer was made for slow, languid days and stories that linger long after the final page.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The Georgia winger is as effective as he is mesmerising, taunting opposition with a languid but unstoppable dribbling style, socks at half mast on his calves, defenders clawing at the scorched turf left behind him.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The only major American professional sport that takes place outdoors in the summer is a suitably languid and loose-limbed affair.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
Her manner was languid, and her gestures without that gayety which had so marked her before.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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