slow burn
Example Sentences
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“But instead of said hyperscaler slow burn, it’s zoom to the second-order impact of ‘AI disruption’ already hitting bottom lines.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
The story of her disintegrating marriage to fellow writer Murray Bail makes for a slow burn of suspense and readerly alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
That slow burn, with its attendant low hum of fear and anxiety, is achieved onstage largely through misdirection.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
But for the audience, those sentiments more accurately reflect Ramsay’s film, a slow burn that exhausts its welcome and dies in a blaze after losing its grip on a meandering narrative.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
Mom is a slow burn; she’s not going to let it all out at once.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
