Sentence examples for closed slowly from inspiring English sources

Menzer grinned and gave me a thumbs-up sign and, as they hauled on a pair of chain pulleys, the platform closed slowly on the angled windows of the bird's mouth, until the men were just a few inches away from me, on the other side of the glass.

She saw at near range that he was good-looking enough, with a long and sharp-featured face that was pinched with kindness, and scruffy hair with some gray in its wires, and his eyelashes closed slowly now and opened again, a long exposure to inspect her.

It's mouth opened and closed slowly as the beheaded creature's muscles used their last bit of energy.

The handles of the instrument were then closed slowly to ensure proper placement of the instrument.

If you catch yourself with your teeth together or your mouth closed, slowly stretch your mouth open again.

Once the backflow valves are closed, slowly open the valve on the compressor to slowly allow air to fill the sprinkler system.

The gap with the big league is closing — slowly.

Piazza was down, on his back, his eyes closing slowly as if were on the verge of losing consciousness.

The lids have dampers on the springs so they close slowly and softly, like an expensive car door.

The other is closing slowly, two men pushing and shoving as though it weighed eight tons, which, I later find out, it does.

In one study Dr. Grace undertook, truck drivers whose eyelids were closing slowly were warned either by a computer beep or a woman's voice.