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
  • Karhut slowly emerges from the driver side with his hands up.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 26 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fill white wine glass with ice and slowly pour contents over ice.
    The Editors, Town & Country, 8 May 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 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
  • What's important is to move slowly, move well, and feel good.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 19 June 2024
  • To use this popcorn maker, hold the wooden handle with one hand and slowly turn the crank with the other.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At one point, the band abruptly stopped playing, and Steve slowly raised his arms to his shoulders.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • As the ice melts, the level of the Earth's oceans rise, which will slowly put some of the world's coastal areas underwater.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
  • While processing, slowly add the olive oil to emulsify the sauce.
    Nina Lincoff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • As more time goes by, the guests begin to slowly lose their memories and get the vibe that something’s off.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Then the scoundrels noticed that the boat’s plughole was open, leading it to take on water at a rapid rate and slowly sink.
    Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • Heavy or intense rains aren’t expected, but rainfall amounts will slowly build through the end of the week.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
  • With the solstice more than two weeks behind us, days have been getting slowly longer.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2024
  • In those cases, it was seen that just avoiding the use of these products could slowly reverse the symptoms.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In brown or rusty orange, a curly-tail grub becomes a crayfish when slowly hopped across the bottom.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Just be sure to drive slowly, watch for wildlife, and check out this interactive map to plan your journey.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The low cost leisure carrier focuses on serving secondary airports and smaller cities for the most part, and is slowly growing its route network across the country.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024

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