Sentence examples for slackened the from inspiring English sources

He never surrendered his pursuit of literary greatness--merely shifted the mode and slackened the pace.

It has brought the prices of materials and energy down sharply and slackened the labour market.

Then when the people had gone home he would spell it out; it was time she slackened the rein.

For a qualified time, the calf must stay tied for six seconds after the contestant has remounted and slackened the catch rope.

While Qassemi's frantic pace has slackened, the turmoil isn't going away: "I think the Arab spring is going to continue into 2012.

During the 19th century, tuning techniques (but not the underlying theory) were forgotten as orders for bells slackened; the bells that were made were generally inferior, and carillons fell into disrepair.

Both of these actions will slacken the zonular fibres and therefore allow the change in shape.

While the romantic entanglements tighten and slacken, the lovers' families are woven among them.

I recall it only as a taut rope slackening — the sudden eradication of pressure.

Add a dash of milk or coffee to slacken the mixture, if necessary.

Then they slacken the tension in the cable that allows the elevator to move up and down.