How to Use slow in a Sentence

slow

1 of 3 adjective

• The buyers were slow to act, and the house was sold to someone else.
• The first few chapters are slow, but after that it gets better.
• Business is slow during the summer.
• He was a quiet boy who seldom spoke, and some people thought he was a little slow.
• Did a cook move too slow on sauté?
  — Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
• Austen is the queen of the slow burn.
  — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
• But many still see the pace as too slow.
  — Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
• For a slow burn to work, it must be earned.
  — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
• Ribs may be cooked in the oven, low and slow.
  — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
• What's with UofL's slow starts?
  — Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
• But in other ways, progress has been slow.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
• What happens if things are slow out of the gate?
  — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
• Take a slow walk on the wide beaches at low tide.
  — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
• So far, restaurants have been slow to adopt them.
  — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
• Hardt says the state has been slow to repay him.
  — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
• The restoration process was slow.
  — Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• Older seeds may be slow to sprout or not grow at all.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
• What most of us get instead is the slow creep of burnout.
  — Rochelle Ratkaj, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
• The low and slow heat is the perfect way to cook green beans.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
• Not in the big picture, and not in the form of a slow start.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• Melodies move across the divide like the slow drag of a bow across a string.
  — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
• Take it slower and stomp a path through new snow or ski on a frozen pond.
  — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
• There are long straights that punish you if your car is slow in a straight line.
  — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 15 May 2026
• Spencer Jones had been too slow to box out the shooter.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
• Jobs are still being added, but at a much slower pace.
  — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 11 Feb. 2026
• This method is a slow-release treat for your roses.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026
• Pages has not been party to the offense’s slow starts.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
• Texas seems a step slow and a step late on every action so far.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
• When this fails, the symptoms are slow and subtle.
  — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• And the secondary always seems a step slow.
  — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

slow

2 of 3 adverb

• My computer is working slow.
• Prices go up fast and come down slow.
  — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Yes, the plows go slow but don't pass them.
  — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
• Scared of looking slow to their boards.
  — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
• Bottom line, go slow in front of the kids.
  — Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
• Your body is still, your breathing slow.
  — Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• This isn't a slow-building trend.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
• The five years aren’t about slow-playing it.
  — Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
• Evenings in Vang Vieng flowed syrupy slow.
  — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
• This sweet, slow-moving show couldn’t be cuter.
  — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Apr. 2026
• If you’re not used to eating much fiber, start slow.
  — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
• One of the best way to unclog a slow-draining sink?
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
• Block ice will melt slower and keep your cooler cold for longer.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• False cypress is slow-growing, but worth the wait.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
• False cypress is slow-growing, but worth the wait.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
• False cypress is slow-growing, but worth the wait.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
• Change has made cars a few seconds slower per lap, which is huge.
  — Greg Cote may 3, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
• Go slow to prevent splashes and spills.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
• When trying aloe vera juice, start slow.
  — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2026
• Cooked slow on low, this warm veggie soup with bacon is worth the wait.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
• Sephardic eggs are slow-cooked so that whites become a creamy brown color.
  — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
• This one started slow as both teams put up three points each in the first quarter.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• The agave is slow-cooked for 22–28 hours in brick-and-stone hornos.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• But a more fun route is to simply consume cold treats slower.
  — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
• The two teams need to converge, but this is a slow-going effort.
  — Patrick Ostiguy, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• But that's a lot between now and then and sometimes things go slower.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
• In both halves, the Jayhawks started slow.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
• For now, Edman is slow-playing it.
  — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
• Your order comes with beef, pork, bell peppers, and onions slow cooked for six hours in the disc.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
• Go slow when turning the water back on, and be prepared to call a plumber.
  — Iris Seaton, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026

slow

3 of 3 verb

• The extra weight slowed the truck.
• The car slowed and gradually came to a stop.
• So just my hot take is slowed down.
  — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
• There is no doubt the courts slow things down.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
• When in doubt, slow down and ask for help.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
• The fake fans didn't slow them and no lead was safe.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
• In Paraty, you are forced to slow down.
  — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
• An elbow to the chops to slow a rush.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
• These are not reasons to slow down.
  — John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
• Here is the part worth slowing down on.
  — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Don’t apply the brakes to slow down.
  — John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
• So yes, job creation has slowed.
  — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
• Buses slow down when curb space gets clogged.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
• Here are some ways to start slowing down.
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Some people may start to step back or slow down.
  — Subha Barry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Rainy days didn’t slow me down, either.
  — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
• Despite this, her friend did not slow his pace.
  — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
• When things slow down, revenue drops just as fast.
  — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
• If nerves rise, slow the pace and name a clear boundary.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
• Gotta slow it down, turn the field around, think left-center.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• That didn't slow the Wolverines down.
  — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
• This is a place to slow down and revel in quiet.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
• Life slows down here in the most magical of ways.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
• But what excites us most is slowing it down.
  — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• That did little to slow the people down.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
• Still, life has not slowed in the capital city.
  — Will Clark, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
• These oils have additives that help slow oil leaks.
  — Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
• Do buses slow down near busy loading zones?
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
• Good luck slowing these two down this summer.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
• Only a pair of bogeys over the last four holes slowed him.
  — Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026