sluggish

Example Sentences

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The Pistons shook off a sluggish start to roll to a 126-110 victory over the slumping Bulls in Chicago.

From Barron's

After a sluggish, passive start that led to a 22-0 half-time deficit against France, Crowley is charged with orchestrating a vintage Irish attacking display away from home.

From BBC

The U.S. economy got sidetracked in February by tariff-related price increases, sluggish sales and the previous month’s Winter Storm Fern, but top executives were also more optimistic that business will improve later in the year.

From MarketWatch

Heavy pieces of artillery, as well as sluggish tanks and armoured vehicles, are too slow and visible -- making them easy targets for both sides.

From Barron's

Because the root problem is the loss of this protective mucus rather than sluggish intestinal movement, standard laxatives and drugs designed to stimulate gut motion may not provide relief.

From Science Daily