slow burn
Example Sentences
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It ended with a slow burn, as the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
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
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
But, as Simon explained, establishing themselves was something of "a slow burn".
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
Mom is a slow burn; she’s not going to let it all out at once.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
