slackness

Example Sentences

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Slackness from Carl Starfelt was seized on by Rory McKenzie.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2023

Slackness from Taylor allowed Wylde to race upfield and when he crossed into the area, Langfield was indecisive and Hayes hesitated, allowing Ball to finish from a tight angle.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2014

Slackness in his dress and negligence in his work are military crimes.

From A Student in Arms Second Series by Hankey, Donald

Let thy mind still be bent, still plotting, where And when, and how thy business may be done, Slackness breeds worms; but the sure traveller, Though he alights sometimes, still goeth on.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various

Slackness was regarded as bad form, and only one member of the mess made no secret of his opinion that the Colonel was overdoing the "spit and polish" business.

From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.