slack

Example Sentences

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“During big snowstorms, firms often let employees work from home for the week, and similarly they cut them some slack when gas prices hit $4, or in California $5 or even $6.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

NASA’s push to return us there has been slowed by delays and setbacks even as private companies have stepped in to pick up the slack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They require friction, in a world that grows increasingly slack and unrequiring of its inhabitants.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Christian Anderson, guard, Texas Tech: After the Red Raiders lost Toppin, Anderson helped pick up the scoring slack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“You’re right about that. She was trying to give him some slack, let him work his way through this rat phase of his.”

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli