slow down
Example Sentences
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“I’ve gotten a lot better at understanding what it means to slow down and to share that with someone,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
The bank left its key rate unchanged at its meeting earlier this month, but policymakers have since said the conflict in the Middle East will likely drive up inflation and slow down economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
"The pupils are educating drivers who speed outside their school about the potential consequences of speeding, the main reasons people are dying on our roads, and why they must slow down."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Inside the chamber, ions collide with gas molecules, slow down, and move randomly.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
We’re forced to slow down to a painful thirty miles per hour.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
