plodding
Example Sentences
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The story is plodding, the characters are boring and earnest, and the supposed comic-relief act provided by the trio of stumblebums on Arco’s trail is a wince-inducing failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
That 1973 informant report ignited what had been, up until that point, a plodding and inconclusive investigation into what had already been known about King’s murder.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025
Slot's plodding possession game doesn't work for us, especially with our poor defence.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
They kept a steady plodding pace, past a shepherd's croft and the abandoned workings of a mine.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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