slow-moving
Example Sentences
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"This exceptional heatwave has been caused by a slow-moving persistent area of high pressure, a so-called 'heat dome'", according to the BBC's lead weather presenter Ben Rich.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
It wasn’t gonna be walking — it was gonna be us in a slow-moving car.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Some fixes to Delta’s pilot-scheduling process are at the center of negotiations between the airline and the pilots union—often a slow-moving process.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Given its massive build, the snake was likely slow-moving and relied on ambush tactics, similar to modern anacondas.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
They grew flushed and spotted and thick-tongued and tired and slow-moving near unto the lower limit of what is generally thought to constitute a living human body.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
