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.
• But as an El Niño gathers strength, the trade winds tend to slacken.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2015
• The rehearsal room smelled of onions slackening in a pan.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
• Wind speeds should slacken overnight Friday even near the gorge.
  — oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2022
• My resolve soon began to slacken as burnout licked at the edges of my will.
  — Kyle Meyaard-Schaap, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
• Oregon’s jobless rate fell to a record 3.9% last month and the pace of new jobless claims has slackened.
  — Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2019
• The dance is full of impulse-like actions and slackened pauses.
  — Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, 5 Apr. 2020
• Winds will slacken a good deal with sundown, ending up light out of the north after dark.
  — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
• Once the front moves through, the winds should slacken, but travel may be difficult at times with stronger gusts and heavy rain.
  — oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2021
• The good news is that winds out of the gorge should slacken by late morning helping to mitigate wind chills.
  — oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
• Cold remains on Monday but at least breezes should slacken a bit.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
• But the rate of decline slackened as some parts of the economy were allowed to reopen.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 21 May 2020
• Winds should begin to slacken overnight as the high pressure begins to weaken east of the Cascades.
  — oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2022
• But most of the high winds are slackening Friday morning.
  — OregonLive.com, 8 Dec. 2017
• But as the fleet reached Canvey Island, the already light winds slackened, and the race committee shortened the course.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
• Through tonight: Winds will slacken a good deal in the evening and become relatively light overnight.
  — Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2021
• There is no sign of any slackening in demand for such business.
  — The Economist, 18 July 2019
• While data for August is not available yet, the pace has not appeared to slacken.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2019
• While data for August are not available yet, the pace has not appeared to slacken.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2019
• Tomorrow night: Skies are mainly clear, and winds should slacken compared to the day.
  — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021
• 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.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• Winds slacken somewhat Friday night with colder lows in the upper 30s to low 40s.
  — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
• That restless buildup for the perfect tomato to slacken and blush, to actually smell of fire and rain?
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 19 July 2023
• 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.
  — James Atlas, Town & Country, 3 Dec. 2018
• Rain is likely during the morning but may slacken a bit by the afternoon.
  — oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
• Around a third of his New Year’s speech concerned economic goals, which seem to rest on slackening the sanctions noose.
  — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, 8 Jan. 2018
• The rain will slacken thereafter — so the race will probably start AND finish today — but there is a real threat of a delay mid-race.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 26 May 2024
• Perhaps their eyes slacken at the idea of yet another uninspired pantry pasta.
  — Scott Hocker, theweek, 12 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024