How to Use slack in a Sentence

slack

1 of 3 adjective

• The rope suddenly went slack.
• His broken arm hung slack at his side.
• He accused the government of slack supervision of nuclear technology.
• Toss in liberal amounts of flour if the dough is slack or sticky.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 July 2020
• Your arms should be down by your sides, and the towel should be slack and without tension.
  — Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 28 June 2025
• The jaw can also become too slack and allow the tongue to fall out of position.
  — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Ben O’Hanlon, the key stunt rigger, rigged up a slack line that went around a corner.
  — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
• So while the system is anchored to the lake bottom, there must be slack in the anchoring lines.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023
• When times are slack, after all, there’s little cost to letting workers go to the bathroom.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
• Four thousand doses there were recently set to expire because of slack demand.
  — Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Joseph S. Nye, WSJ, 4 May 2021
• Whenever the topic of his childhood comes up, or even something random about the war, his face goes slack and a mist seems to pass over his eyes.
  — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025
• And they are stressed because their job—pointless or not—might vanish in an instant, plunging them into a slack labor market.
  — Colette Shade, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2020
• In slack labor markets, employers are reluctant to hire workers who have been out of work for long periods of time.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 June 2021
• Yet her character’s purpose becomes perilously blurred, and there is something slack and unfocussed at the core of the plot.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• These efforts played out on listservs and WhatsApp message chains, in slack channels and impromptu war rooms.
  — Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
• In the footage, the wooden wall can be seen falling forward with a thud, while two vertical cables hang behind, apparently slack.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2025
• Oscar Bobb seized on a slack pass and led a counter-attack with Haaland and Reijnders on either side.
  — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
• With power diffused among top leaders and their allies in the bureaucracy, party discipline was slack.
  — Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
• Blooms develop in rivers when the water becomes slack and warm and may last until weather and rains cool the water levels to a point where the blooms can no longer propagate.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2021
• Roughly one minute later, Bronstein goes slack and stops responding to the officers, according to the video.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• Trees also can be damaged or girdled by a slack line play set — a set of swings, ladders and other play equipment suspended from a rope that is often tied between two trees.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2023
• More exports help create jobs and could compensate for the otherwise slack domestic economy.
  — Claire Fu, New York Times, 19 June 2023
• Start with total boredom and staggering unemployment, mix in tempting metal prices, and top off with slack law enforcement.
  — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2020
• The law also encourages more of the type of batteries that feed electricity to the grid when the wind is slack, or at night when the sun isn’t hitting solar panels.
  — Isabella O'Malley, Fortune, 24 July 2023
• The law also encourages more of the type of batteries that feed electricity to the grid when the wind is slack, or at night when the sun isn't hitting solar panels.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 July 2023
• This approach will continue to pay dividends even as slack returns to the labor market, Ghayad tells Fortune.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2023
• My actual dining companion, dressed in her nonprofit workwear, was slack jawed at the precision of the seasoning.
  — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
• In the first act, several sections feel dramatically slack, and a montage scene juggling multiple storylines at once is too busy.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
• Fortissimos blazed gloriously, and soft passages had urgency and direction, except a few spots where the tempo got too slack.
  — Dallas News, 30 Sep. 2022
• Instead, the movie amounts to some gleefully grotesque moments scattered across an arch but slack pseudo-drama, fluent in the psychobabble spoken by a few too many entries in this genre.
  — Zachary Barnes, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023

slack

2 of 3 verb

• They need to stop slacking and get down to work.
• Not that the segment was slacking—far from it.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2025
• Diligence is your best friend now, so don’t slack on the details.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2021
• Selva raised her chin, causing the length of rope above the noose to go slightly slack.
  — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
• But when their offense has slacked, their defense has always been there to bail them out.
  — Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 May 2025
• There’s no time to slack or to save your energy for when the camera turns around on you.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2021
• Kids soaked up the moments in point-blank technicolor with wide eyes and slack jaws.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
• But after a few months, most people knew about the vaccines, and the ads started to slack off.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 6 Aug. 2021
• Even the smallest effort could yield positive results, so don't slack off.
  — Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
• And all were profoundly disabled, their limbs rigid, their mouths slack, many with foreheads that sloped sharply back above their dark eyes.
  — Stephanie Nolen Dado Galdieri, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022
• At the same time, sleep is crucial in a million ways, and now isn’t the best time to slack on habits that support our mental health.
  — Anna Borges, SELF, 14 Aug. 2020
• Harris had only nine points in that game, but Hamilton picked up the scoring slack with 22 points.
  — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
• But your employee isn’t slacking, Kagan said.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
• Does no slack in sales volume, despite higher DRAM prices, hurt the case?
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
• The leather uppers arrived visibly slack, eliminating the need to break them in.
  — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
• Star, hilariously, has her rope slack over her shoulder and platform teetering all over the place.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 May 2025
• Joe apologizes and, in a confessional, admits he’s been slacking because his friend is his boss.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2025
• That just lets the geometry–an aggressive head angle, long wheelbase, and slack seat-tube angle—shine.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• Charania, who is five feet nine, scrolled constantly on his two screens, his face intermittently slack with focus.
  — Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 24 June 2023
• But what happens when the detox is over and the chorus of text pings, slack dings and social media notifications swells throughout the rest of the year?
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• Protesters said none of the clothing changes have been put into effect and workers are punished for allegedly slacking in the heat.
  — Trisha Thomas, Fortune, 24 July 2025
• This can help guard against injury too—when big, powerful muscles like your glutes slack off, smaller muscles often get strained from picking up the effort.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Apr. 2022
• Practice shooting and dry-firing from your bipod and tripod in various positions, but don’t slack on the basics.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2020
• This immersive, full-entertainment golf simulator package will give you no excuse to slack on your swing.
  — Greta Good, Chron, 3 Mar. 2021
• Jason has decided to take it easy on him, even after a series of mistakes this week proves beyond a reasonable doubt that his bosun is slacking.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
• Whether progress endures will depend on whether state policymakers resist the urge to slack on debt reduction at the first sign of improvement.
  — Andrew Fowler, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
• But for Plum, the championship mentality doesn't mean the Aces will slack off going into next season.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
• Although the causes of the recent bank meltdowns aren’t yet fully known, some industry observers have pointed to slack risk management.
  — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2023
• Studded throughout the glass, in chunks large enough to be panzanella croutons, are grilled, day-old squares of focaccia, softened and slack, acting like sponges for the ice cream.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
• This one from Knix is made from the brand's BlissFit fabric, which is supposed to feel super soft without slacking on support.
  — Lily Wohlner, womenshealthmag.com, 9 May 2023

slack

3 of 3 noun

• Who will be able to pick up the slack?
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
• Who picks up more of the slack with James out?
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
• But its teammates pick up the slack.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
• What sectors stand ready to pick up the slack?
  — Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
• What sectors stand ready to pick up the slack?
  — Conor Sen, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
• What sectors stand ready to pick up the slack?
  — Conor Sen, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Strong’s teammates couldn’t pick up the slack.
  — David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• Guys can have an off night and somebody else picks up the slack.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
• Brown has thrived, but no one has picked up the slack to replace him.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
• She is looked at in slacks and sweaters, in shorts and bikini bathing suits.
  — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2025
• She’s picked up all the slack taking care of Jace.
  — MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
• Chances are good that at least one person will be ready to pick up the slack.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
• The wider market has little slack to give.
  — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
• So when an auction is slow, the Fed picks up the slack.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• Dressed in slacks, Aitor didn’t seem prepared to get a pump.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
• The look was completed with a pair of breezy black slacks.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
• Robinson appeared in a dress shirt, tie and slacks.
  — Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
• Rashad rose and stuffed his hands into the pockets of his slacks.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
• Stay until the children go slack, which isn’t long.
  — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
• As soon as you get snagged, step one is simply reeling in any slack.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
• Most black jeans and slacks can be worn more than once between washings.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
• Most black jeans and slacks can be worn more than once between washings.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
• My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
  — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
• As a result, sales of new homes have been ticking up to make up the slack.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
• So, someone else can't pick up that slack once somebody has to go down there.
  — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Shop dressy trousers and slacks, flowy ankle pants, tapered styles, and more.
  — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
• For the nicer restaurants, not too much to ask to require slacks and a nice shirt.
  — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
• And Anthony will pick up some of the slack.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
• Pair it with slacks for a work trip, or style it with a dress for an upscale dinner.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
• Walker replaced Smith in the post and ably picked up the slack.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026