moving slowly

Example Sentences

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Ship-tracking websites showed the Mayuree Naree just off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz, moving slowly at little more than one knot.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Once, he recalls, as he was approaching a mine using sonar, another object appeared on his screen, moving slowly through the darkness.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The underlying theme is scarcity: In a sector used to moving slowly to match flat demand, supply isn’t able to keep up with the growing and urgent power needs of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

If it’s true that time heals all wounds, the clock is moving slowly in Altadena, where 9,400 structures were destroyed and 19 lives were lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Although they were moving slowly, they had descended to within 200 vertical feet of Camp Four.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer