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

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 or inexperience or lack of heart in officers or men—any of these may bring ruin.

From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver

Thus a good present Behaviour is an implicit Repentance for any Miscarriage in what is past; but present Slackness will not make up for past Activity.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph