How to Use slowly in a Sentence

slowly

adverb

• Things are slowly getting better.
• In it, the whale shark is seen slowly swimming around the boat.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Haniyeh nodded, looked down at the ground and slowly walked out of the room.
  — Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
• The ship slowly sank over the next three days, according to the DPAA.
  — Juliana Kim, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
• As her face crumbles at the news, the scene cuts to Grace, as the camera slowly zooms in.
  — Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
• The chain found that Rita moved too slowly and got in the way of human servers.
  — Dee-Ann Durbin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• Karhut slowly emerges from the driver side with his hands up.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Then the applause slowly rolled up and down the theater.
  — Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2022
• Both teams started the season slowly but have picked up the pace in the later weeks of the year.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
• From Earth, the ISS looks like a very bright, non-twinkling star that slowly moves across the sky.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2023
• Don't litter or keep your food out If the bear sees you, move slowly.
  — USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
• Meanwhile, Gray threw a block, then slowly peeled off to his left.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
• But then, the dramatic cliffs of the Faroe Islands slowly emerge from the misty sea.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• The crystals often form near the top of a cloud, then drift slowly downward.
  — Susan Cosier, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• Sir walks slowly before falling to the ground a few yards in front of the officers, the video shows.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
• After the game ended, Meek walked slowly from the floor, his hands on his hips.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
• This bay leaf plant grows slowly to 30 feet tall and enjoys both full sun and part shade.
  — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2024
• Then the horror slowly creeps over his watery eyes as the sauce builds on his tongue.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
• Bring to a boil; then, whisking slowly, add gelatin and whisk to dissolve.
  — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 17 Apr. 2023
• But then so many parts of the Zibby empire have formed very slowly and then all at once.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
• Fill white wine glass with ice and slowly pour contents over ice.
  — The Editors, Town & Country, 8 May 2023
• Since the robot moves so slowly, why use a robot at all?
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• From that point, the team slowly examined the fossil from the inside out to learn what was behind the ribcage.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
• As the mourners slowly thinned, the dead fighter’s older brother emerged from the grave site.
  — Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
• In the past few months, the stars have been slowly growing out their facial hair for what is now known as their new film.
  — Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
• In the United States, the case is moving, albeit slowly.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
• With small batch products, the liquor slowly became cool.
  — Travis Loller, Fortune, 8 July 2023
• The push continues Progress has been made, Müller says – but slowly.
  — Maya Davis, CNN, 28 July 2024
• That is the edge the Canadiens need from Dach, something that was sorely lacking over his first 15 or so games but is slowly creeping back into his game.
  — Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
• People who look at the city from a distance — rather from its slowly recovering interior — miss a lot of things.
  — Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024