How To Use Slacken In A Sentence

I quit talking as his hands began to knead my tired, knotted muscles and one by one, I felt them all begin to slacken.
Draconis froze, his body stiffening, his grip slackening.
Again, if demand for rented accommodation slackens further, investors might high-tail it out of the market, pushing prices down in the scramble.
Apply to full automatic transfer rewind, assure core don't slacken off.
Ye see we march on the tap o Touthop-rigg after we pass the Pomoragrains; for the Pomoragrains, and Slackenspool, and Bloodylaws, they come in there, and they belang to the Peel; but after ye pass Pomoragrains at a muckle great saucer-headed cutlugged stane, that they ca Charlies Chuckie, there Dawston Cleugh and Charlies-hope they march. Chapter XXXVI

There was a slackening of western output during the 1930s.
The government found it expedient to slacken the grip of censorship in order to encourage loyal expressions of support for the Emancipation programme.
Abdul doesn't see business slackening off anytime soon.
Reed, more in shock than pain, slackened his grip.
The narrative does not slacken with the news of Daniel's death and the widow's hopeless grief.
It's quite quiet - people are going about their business, but the usual buzz of tourist activity has slackened a bit.
He did not once slacken his grip until someone cut him off near the river.
The city shows no slackening of pace after sundown.
All those terrible yellow toxins, wizening his knees, slackening his tendons, emaciating his calves. England's Andy Carroll is not the first with a thirst for success | Barney Ronay
He gave a grunt of pain and his grip around her throat slackened enough that she was able to break free.
After a long time (and the chant showed no signs of slackening) he found himself wondering, since Entish was such an ‘unhasty’ language, whether they had yet got further than Good Morning; and if Treebeard was to call the roll, how many days it would take to sing all their names. The Lord of the Rings
The hands, realising the danger, turned to with a will, but within five minutes the first breath of the squall caught us, and sent us ahead, as was evident by the way the slackened cable came in through the hawsepipe. "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902
We're on the last lap, so don't slacken!
His grip slackened and she tore herself away.
At about five o'clock, business slackened off.
Her head felt light and her grip on the reins slackened.
It is not vnknowen that oure language for the barbarousnes and lacke of eloquence hathe bene complayned of, and yet not trewely, for anye defaut in the toungue it selfe, but rather for slackenes of our coũtrimen, whiche haue alwayes set lyght by searchyng out the elegance and proper speaches that be ful many in it: as plainly doth appere not only by the most excellent monumentes of our aũciẽt forewriters, A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes
The majority of the churchmen were dozing, their dead pipes hanging in a pout from their slackened lips. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
In both of those games they slackened off when it was clear they were under no pressure.
Besides the shooting, a series of accidents and other incidents in the armed forces have raised grave concern among the people over the suspected slackening of discipline.
The government found it expedient to slacken the grip of censorship in order to encourage loyal expressions of support for the Emancipation programme.
Slacken the chocolate mixture with one-third of them then fold in the rest.
The tide had perceptibly slackened and the surface of the sea settled from a small chop to an oily slick in which virtually every subsurface movement for yards around the boat could be seen though our polarised sunglasses.
This is expected to give a fillip to the construction activity, slackened by the increased cost of materials.
I suppose we slackened off a bit towards the end and lost the concentration slightly but you would nearly expect that in the circumstances.
Slacken your legs and slowly lie back.
One of the chillier nights of the year is upon us as slackening winds and mostly clear skies combine to allow temperatures to dip nicely after dark. Forecast: Chilly 30s 'til next snow chance
A 1965 bibliography listed 13000 items published since 1950 and there has been no slackening of interest.
Soon the official ran in under their lee, passed alongside with slackened pace, and clarioned into the novelist's ear: "Monsieur de Balzac, this is beginning to get musical. Balzac
Growth in the economy was beginning to slacken off.
According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
She was dead, or dying, but her slackening features carried a look of strange contentment. EVERVILLE
Then, the rod kicked straight and his line slackened.
He went up the four flights of stairs without slackening speed. THE ONLY GAME
His cough has slackened, but his nose is still running.
If you suspend it for a few months, morale will slacken.
Simon allowed his pace to slacken.
The swellings which arise in the ham, at the foot, or in any other part from the pressure, should be well wrapped in unscoured and carded wool, washed with wine and oil, and anointed with cerate, before bandaging; and if the splints give pain they should be slackened. On Fractures
The movie has a great pace which never slackens and the end is amazing.
At about five o'clock, business slackened off.
African elephant poaching spiked in 2011 but has showed little sign of slackening since. Times, Sunday Times
The two laughed, feeling the weight of their feelings slackening off.
If this is the case, slacken the rod by small increments until the buzz goes.
Once the braces are secure and the panel is plumb, the crane slackens the cables, and the riggers disconnect the lifting hardware from the panels.
_ritardando_ on the one hand, and _ritenuto_ and _ritenente_ on the other, considering the former (_rall. _ and _rit. _) to indicate a gradually slackening speed, and the latter Music Notation and Terminology
Slacken the chocolate mixture with one-third of them then fold in the rest.
Slacken your legs and slowly lie back.
At about five o'clock, business slackened off.
The surge of profits fueling the stock market boom refuses to slacken.
We've been really busy, but things are starting to slacken off now.
The pace of trading slackened during the winter months.
Suddenly the pressure slackened, went back to its original amount, and Jinx could see again, though he was still unable to move.
But some way before halftime - though the pace and scurrility never slacken - it all starts to wear a bit thin.
With his ashen hair, sad eyes and slackening doughball jowls he has the look of Nixon during his exit throes. Speaking of leaders
The river flow was slackening off now, but the bites continued.
There is no sign of the pace slackening off, with the total for the first five months of 2003 up by a substantial 13.8 per cent.
Brother Denis the hospitaler made haste to placate him, and move him to a dry bed elsewhere, but within the hour it became clear that while the first drenching soon slackened, a steady drip continued, and was soon joined by half a dozen more, spanning a circle some yards across. The Confession of Brother Haluin
But his grip did not slacken, and he pulled her outside into an ally.
As for clothes, I notice no slackening in enthusiasm among women for the Ã½traditional saree (sorry, Ms. Roy): the jamdanee sells for thousands; handloom sarees are Ã½much sought after. Monoculture
His hands became gentler as he slackened his grip slightly.
Her breathing became deep and slow, her heartbeat slackened and she lifted her face to the heat of the sun.
She slackened her pace a little .
The steep decline in mortgage originations reflected neither weakness in the housing market nor slackening demand from the secondary market.
The heavy rain showed no signs of slackening off.
‘Even now, if I slackened off,’ he says, ‘the weight would soon pile its way back on again.’
I can't see even Martti letting his grip slacken on a bottle that had something in it. DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE
Then, as the boat did not slacken speed, he leaped to his feet. THREE IN ONE
Mexican saddle, cinched it tight without mercy, then mounted with a slam over of a leather-trousered leg, let the almost crazy horse go like the wind, and if he slackened his speed, spurs or "quirt," perhaps both, drove him on again. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
Webb threw the remark over his shoulder, not slackening his stride as he left the cookshack and brushing past Ruth as she was coming in. Stands a Calder Man
This they call magnifying the grace of God, as if it could be supposed that his gracious help would ever be granted for the purpose of slackening, instead of encouraging and exciting, our own exertions. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends
The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.
I slackened off the pressure slightly, encouraging the skate to dive, which it did.
LONDON—The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at a record low for the 30th straight month Thursday against a backdrop of slackening growth in the U.K. and gloomier prospects for the global economy. Bank of England Keeps Rates Steady
Even in training you have to be on your toes, you can't be slackening off with the squad we have.
The car's speed slackened as it went up a steep hill.
There was a slackening of western output during the 1930s.
He did not let her go, but his grip on her slackened.
Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.
Acacia felt his grip slacken just enough for her to break free and run for the back door.
Hence slackening is not a concession in principle but is called for by the circumstances.
He slackened his pace as he got tired
State universities slackened their grip, and private universities such as Columbia followed suit.
Growth in the economy was beginning to slacken off.
The extent to which the momentum towards more efficient use of energy for heat had slackened since 1985 had surprised them.
Page view page image: two of the women nearly gave out and the young fellow with the gun from their frequent crys slackened his pace and being on a very fleet horse road around the women at a little distance at length Drewer overtook the women and by signs convinced them that he did not wish to hirt them they then halted and the young fellow approached still nearer, he asked him for his gun but the only part of the answer which he could understand was pahkee which he knew to be the name by which they called their enimies. watching his opportunity when the fellow was off his guard he suddonly rode along side of him seized his gun and wrest [ed] her out of his hands. the fellow finding Drewyer too strong for him and discovering that he must yeald the gun had p [r] esents of mind to open the pan and cast the priming before he let the gun escape from his hands; now finding himself devested of the gun he turned his horse about and laid whip leaving the women to follow him as well as they could. Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806
The heavy rain showed no signs of slackening off.
According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
Ideological liberalism and cutthroat business tactics went hand in hand with a slackened commitment to the traditional journalistic shibboleths of objectivity and accuracy in reporting.
a hard puller, who goes along with his mouth open and is so headstrong that he will not slacken speed when required, is an ordinary double bridle, a cavesson nose-band and a standing martingale. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.
They flew on for what felt like hours to Hazel but her grip never slackened around the neck of the Quebba.
She could feel his grip on her slacken and saw the glassy look in his eyes.
His grip slackened a little and she pulled away.
His cough has slackened, but his nose is still running.
Let us slacken sail, my dears, as we have brought no cockswain. Springhaven
Slacken the reins or you'll hurt the horse's mouth.
When competition becomes less intense, management slackens off, becoming fat and lazy instead of lean and mean.
The management expects demand to slacken in the New Year.
Together all set their sheets, and all at once slacken their canvas to left and again to right; together they brace and unbrace the yard-arms aloft; prosperous gales waft the fleet along. The Aeneid of Virgil
The sail ropes slackened.
If necessary, adjust by slackening the center screw and rotating the outer 5/8-inch hexagon nut.
the slackening of the wind
As Noel started to claw the line back the line slackened and Noel thought he had lost the fish, but it was still on.
Make suggestion on the stock of slacken,[Sentence dictionary] over stock and dethrone. Destroy it after approved.
The patient, when bandaged, should return the same answers as formerly stated, for the bandaging should be the same, and the same swellings should arise in the extremities, and the slackening of the bandages in like manner, and the new bandaging on the third day; and the bandaged part should be found reduced in swelling; and the new bandagings should be more tightly put on, and more pieces of cloth should be used; and the bandages should be carried loosely about the foot, unless the wound be near the knee. On Fractures
Night fell over them like a cloak, and still, Danea did not slacken her speed.
As the breeze began to slacken boats took different tacks to fill their spinnakers, and Fever held on to first place for a well-deserved first win.
In the latitude of 29° 30 ', longitude 41° 30', the wind slackened and veered more to the S.E. We now began to see some of that sea-plant, which is commonly called gulph-weed, from a supposition that it comes from the Gulph of Florida. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time
The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm.
When the swarms had slackened off it was generally agreed that this was perhaps not a good day to come to the beach.
Suddenly taken by curiosity, he let is grip slacken and opened it up.
Slacken the reins or you'll hurt the horse's mouth.
It is the busiest part of Kuala Lumpur, a part that never slackens its pace, where life races at its fastest best.
The company has slashed prices to fend off competitors and pump up slackening demand.
The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
Whenever Ulvas allowed the binding to slacken, Joseph offered mild correction. THE LONGEST WAY HOME
The tendrils began to slacken and released their grip on her.
Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.
Shortly afterward the Danish fire began to slacken and several of the floating batteries surrendered, though before they could be taken they were frequently remanned by fresh forces from the shore. A History of Sea Power
the rope slackened
She had slackened off her seat belt slightly to allow her to turn towards Knowles and plead with him.
Growth in the economy was beginning to slacken off.
Then, as the boat did not slacken speed, he leaped to his feet. THREE IN ONE
According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
The pace of trading slackened during the winter months.
At about five o'clock, business slackened off.
At five minutes past six, ranged up on the starboard side of the sternmost ship, about 300 yards distant, and commenced the action by broadsides, both ships returning our fire with the greatest spirit for about fifteen minutes, then the fire of the enemy beginning to slacken, and the great column of smoke collected under our lee, induced (p. 248) us to cease our fire to ascertain their positions and conditions. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
I can't see even Martti letting his grip slacken on a bottle that had something in it. DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE
Since the spring sowing could not be postponed, the breakneck speed of collectivization was slackened.
After a time the ponies began to slacken their stride, but the vigorous rowelling they received from the spurs of the men on their backs told them they were bound on pressing business, and they responded gamely. Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains
K. has 'adaw, _to awaken_; but it is used by the poet Spencer _to slacken_'; hence the meaning I have given.] The Rowley Poems
Slacken your legs and slowly lie back.
Malton then slackened off a bit and allowed a Halifax centre to break from halfway and score between the posts.
The French first sent forward Genoese mercenary crossbowmen, whose weapons, their bowstrings slackened by a shower of rain, proved no match for the English longbows.
Banks lure in savers with headline-grabbing rates and then quietly cut rates once demand slackens off.
Whenever Ulvas allowed the binding to slacken, Joseph offered mild correction. THE LONGEST WAY HOME
His round, pudgy face had slackened and become jowly. 'Baby Doc' returned - like he told me he would
Banks lure in savers with headline-grabbing rates and then quietly cut rates once demand slackens off.
His grip slackened and she pulled away from him.
The straps can be slackened to allow greater air circulation between the back and the sack if sweating becomes a problem.
The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
Slacken your legs and slowly lie back.
The volume of work, however, has slackened off.
If the men slackened off, the planks they stood on came up and lacerated the shins of their legs causing painful injury.
According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
Slacken the tent ropes before it rains.
The line slackened again and the rod lifted upright.
Amanda had had a crush on Jayson since ninth grade and it hadn't slackened off one bit.
Cael felt the grip on him suddenly slacken as the weapon implanted itself in the man's chest.
I could feel her grip around my waist slacken as she realized I could hold myself steady on the stallion, my hands wrapped in its mane.
At times, however, the ardour with which Matthias supported learning slackened, thus he did not give his aid to the universities already existing at Pécs (Fünfkirchen) and Pozsony (Presburg), so that later they had to be closed. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability
Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month.

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