slow motion
Example Sentences
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With piles of snow at every intersection and pedestrians moving in slow motion, I regularly bolted ahead and mounted obstacles like a fullback rushing for glory, leaving Sarah somewhere behind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
What happened next felt like it was occurring in slow motion.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
This features a life-sized giraffe and a replica of an equestrian statue of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of the German Empire, both constantly change shape in slow motion.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
It’s a slender exercise with too much slow motion and a ridiculous ending.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
Strong men sloshed in slow motion through waist-deep water, dragging their boats, while the rest of us waited our turn to get in someone’s canoe.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
