How to Use a slow start in a Sentence

a slow start

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• Cink once again got off to a slow start before finishing strong.
  — ABC News, 3 July 2026
• Nico Harrison, the engineer of that middle-of-the-night deal, was fired as general manager in November with the team off to a slow start last season.
  — CBS News, 29 June 2026
• The big story After a slow start in 2026, India, one of the world's busiest markets for public listings, was gearing up for a deluge of stock market offerings worth $50 billion.
  — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026
• The 6-foot center got off to a slow start in his first full season with OHL Ottawa, but finished strong to land on a respectable 42 points (23 goals and 19 assists) in 67 games, then added eight (four goals and four assists) in nine playoff games.
  — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 28 June 2026
• The gap between New Zealand's ambition and execution widened as the All Blacks overcame a slow start to beat Italy 47-17 Saturday and remain unbeaten after two rounds of rugby's Nations Championship.
  — ABC News, 11 July 2026