lead-footed
Example Sentences
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Gleiberman concluded the film is "lighter, more frolicsome, less lead-footed than such clomping live-action Disney remakes as Alice in Wonderland and Beauty and the Beast".
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
Regarding the March 15 front-page article “Fears of a lead-footed Fed follow bank panic”:
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
When, a minute into the track, a heavy bass line and overall bottom-end rumble arrive, the track shoots into gear like a lead-footed street racer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2018
Yet for all the roster upgrades the Knicks made, they still look prepared to roll out lead-footed lineups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2015
On Sundays, now, he plays the organ at Grace Lutheran, replacing the lead-footed organist who was persuaded it was time to retire.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
