slowness

Example Sentences

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It’s a slowness she’d never had to confront, in a language she doesn’t speak.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

Such tool use—notably hand letter-cutting in stone, producing forms like those we see on traditional monuments—stands for “materiality, for slowness, for permanence” in the face of boardroom brainstorming and assembly-line production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Eric says the slowness of the game has an appeal.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Currently, people with Parkinson's are treated with dopamine replacement therapy after they have already developed symptoms, such as tremor, slowness of movement and gait, and memory problems.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

Seconds passed in unbearable slowness as darkness sank in.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros