slacken pace
Example Sentences
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Do what we would there was no persuading our driver to slacken pace enough so as to admit of a full enjoyment of the prospect that unfolded before us.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
The prospect of introducing to his father guests who would pay for all they received, was so satisfactory to young Beman that he made no protest at being thus forced to slacken pace.
From Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga by Otis, James
He waited, expecting it to slacken pace, or to swerve from him into a different course.
From The Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Kenneth
As the merman began to slacken pace, Dalgard sent that query.
From Star Born by Norton, Andre
After that the track began to rise, and the grade grew so steep that even Ismail, the furious, had to slacken pace.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot
