slacken pace
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How Alfred maintained his hold he never knew nor did the mare slacken pace greatly until home was reached.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
At this moment the train began to slacken pace, and the steam was let off with a demoniac shriek.
From In the Days of My Youth by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
The going was rough for a while, but I did not slacken pace, though the road was narrow, and to have met a cart would have meant certain destruction.
From The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster
He waited, expecting it to slacken pace, or to swerve from him into a different course.
From The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
I notice, too, that persons hastening across the grounds come this way, and that they unconsciously slacken pace as they walk through the court.
From The Jewel City by Ben Macomber
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