slow-footed
Example Sentences
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That scored the slow-footed Perez, who contorted his body around catcher Will Smith’s tag, and the Dodgers were so stunned by his slide that they allowed the remaining runners to advance.
From Washington Times • Jul. 2, 2023
Two pitches later, Donaldson snagged Austin Hedges’ grounder as he slid into foul territory, then got up and made a strong throw to first to retire the slow-footed catcher.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022
Suzuki, a slow-footed catcher, tagged from third but stopped a few feet beyond the bag.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2022
The MDE has also been criticized for slow-footed enforcement regarding Valley Proteins, a poultry-rendering plant in Dorchester County that allegedly has been discharging pollutants into a tributary of the Transquaking River since April 2019.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2022
“A Son of Pen-Llarcau does not sneak. You were too slow-footed for me. There were matters of urgency to attend to.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
