How to Use slacken in a Sentence
slacken
verb
- The captain ordered us to slacken the sails.
- Sales show no sign of slackening.
- As he began to relax, his grip on the steering wheel slackened.
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But as an El Niño gathers strength, the trade winds tend to slacken.
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Tom Yulsman,
Discover Magazine,
9 July 2015
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The rehearsal room smelled of onions slackening in a pan.
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Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
30 Aug. 2017
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Wind speeds should slacken overnight Friday even near the gorge.
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oregonlive,
15 Dec. 2022
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My resolve soon began to slacken as burnout licked at the edges of my will.
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Kyle Meyaard-Schaap,
CNN,
30 Apr. 2021
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Oregon’s jobless rate fell to a record 3.9% last month and the pace of new jobless claims has slackened.
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Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive,
oregonlive,
29 Dec. 2019
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The dance is full of impulse-like actions and slackened pauses.
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Ian Johnson,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Apr. 2020
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Winds will slacken a good deal with sundown, ending up light out of the north after dark.
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Washington Post,
1 Nov. 2021
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Once the front moves through, the winds should slacken, but travel may be difficult at times with stronger gusts and heavy rain.
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oregonlive,
10 Dec. 2021
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The good news is that winds out of the gorge should slacken by late morning helping to mitigate wind chills.
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oregonlive,
23 Dec. 2022
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Cold remains on Monday but at least breezes should slacken a bit.
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A. Camden Walker,
Washington Post,
11 Nov. 2022
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But the rate of decline slackened as some parts of the economy were allowed to reopen.
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Julia Horowitz,
CNN,
21 May 2020
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Winds should begin to slacken overnight as the high pressure begins to weaken east of the Cascades.
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oregonlive,
28 Jan. 2022
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But most of the high winds are slackening Friday morning.
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OregonLive.com,
8 Dec. 2017
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But as the fleet reached Canvey Island, the already light winds slackened, and the race committee shortened the course.
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William Booth,
Washington Post,
24 July 2023
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Through tonight: Winds will slacken a good deal in the evening and become relatively light overnight.
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Washington Post,
23 Feb. 2021
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There is no sign of any slackening in demand for such business.
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The Economist,
18 July 2019
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While data for August is not available yet, the pace has not appeared to slacken.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Sep. 2019
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While data for August are not available yet, the pace has not appeared to slacken.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 Sep. 2019
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Tomorrow night: Skies are mainly clear, and winds should slacken compared to the day.
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Washington Post,
18 Dec. 2021
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As winds also slacken, pretty much the whole area will dip to or below freezing tonight, with lows ranging from the mid-20s to low 30s.
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Washington Post,
19 Nov. 2021
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Winds slacken somewhat Friday night with colder lows in the upper 30s to low 40s.
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Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2022
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That restless buildup for the perfect tomato to slacken and blush, to actually smell of fire and rain?
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Eric Kim,
New York Times,
19 July 2023
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Only one Wall Street executive was sent to jail for the Crash of 2008, but a great many had to be defended, and the pace hasn’t slackened since.
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James Atlas,
Town & Country,
3 Dec. 2018
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Rain is likely during the morning but may slacken a bit by the afternoon.
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oregonlive,
23 Dec. 2022
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Around a third of his New Year’s speech concerned economic goals, which seem to rest on slackening the sanctions noose.
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Charlie Campbell / Beijing,
Time,
8 Jan. 2018
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The cattle sought shelter in creek bottoms and wherever the wind slackened.
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H.w. Brands,
Time,
22 Oct. 2019
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But in the video, Jackson’s lips started to slacken around the pacifier and change color, Higgins said.
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Jessica Bartlett,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Apr. 2023
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