Sentence examples for sluggish off from inspiring English sources

The throttle feels sluggish off the line, but the engine will yank the Kia from a standstill to 60 m.p.h. in 8.6 seconds, according to Edmunds.com, which is just 0.5 second behind the peppy Mazda.

In Beijing, reaction times — the getaway speed of a runner, measured from the crack of the pistol — flash up on the stadium screens, and they showed that Bolt the finalist had been sluggish off the blocks.

Oxford's women had been sluggish off the start – "Our four-girl may have missed a stroke," Baynham‑Williams explained afterwards – but they recovered quickly and led from a quarter of a mile onwards.

Cate Campbell was sluggish off the blocks but streaked to an early lead and hit the turn well in front of world record pace, 0.27 seconds in front of Bronte.

Robles had looked sluggish off his line in the lead up to the goal, but he was hardly alone in the opening half hour as Columbus, playing without their first choice center backs, protected their replacements by playing high and defending from the front, led by Oduro's replacement Schoenfeld and Higuain chasing down New York when they were on the ball.

[C8.] Coke Net Up, but Sales Are Sluggish Capping off a trying year marred by layoffs, lawsuits and a tougher consumer market for sodas, Coca-Cola announced a sharp rebound in fourth-quarter earnings, but its sluggish sales raised questions about whether it has enough momentum to accomplish the full turnaround it has pledged for 2001.

Since the conversion of N2 to NH3 is relatively sluggish in off-axis type hydrothermal environments [16], pathway no. 2 is perhaps more likely to occur in mafic rocks than pathway no. 1.

France cannot be written off after a sluggish start.

I feel a little sluggish from being off, but this is the start of coming off my injury and I plan on getting better each and every race from here on out".

The Gamecocks (4-0) started off sluggish but pulled away from a young Temple team midway through the second half.

NETS 94, BOBCATS 89 Brook Lopez had 31 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and the Nets held off sluggish Charlotte to end a 12-game road losing streak.