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Definition of Slackened
1. slacken [v] - See also: slacken
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slackened
Literary usage of Slackened
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Where a carrier accepts fare to a particular station, it is not sufficient that
the speed of the train be slackened, but the company is bound to stop the ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, George Sharswood, Barron Field (1875)
"... restraints in themselves so gentle and moderate, as will appear, upon further
inquiry, that no man of sense or probity would wish to see them slackened. ..."
3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"She should have materially slackened her speed. "The steamer is, therefore, to
blame for suffering this peril to occur ; for if it be conceded that the ..."
4. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1900)
"Once upon the street, however, his pace slackened. There was still a good deal
of daylight outside, and he loitered aimlessly about, walking with bowed head ..."
5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"... The firing at last gradually slackened ; and as no further orders came to us,
I withdrew my regiment with others, and re-formed it deliberately some few ..."
6. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"Once upon the street, however, his pace slackened. There was still a good deal
of daylight outside, and he loitered aimlessly about, walking with bowed head ..."
7. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"Once *upon the street, however, his pace slackened. There was still a good deal
of daylight outside, and he loitered aimlessly about, walking with bowed ..."
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