slow starter
Example Sentences
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She can be a slow starter against spin though, being dismissed 10 times by a spinner in her first 30 balls and her strike-rate drops to 78.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
A notoriously slow starter, Justin Turner’s season-opening slump was starting to look like something more after a dismal first three months of the season.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022
Medvedev, who underwent hernia surgery last month, cautioned Sunday he was often a slow starter on clay courts.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022
In his post-match press conference, American skipper Nathaniel Crosby mention more than once how he has given Pak a “bad time” about being a slow starter in matches.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 7, 2019
"You are such a slow starter," she laughed, bounding away before he had time to drop his easel.
From The Master Mummer by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
