| 单词 | sluggishly |
| 例句 | His stomach churned and the sour-sweet smell of whisky was on him and in him, living in his pores, in his clothing, beating sluggishly in his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes moved sluggishly, as if he had been addled by a blow to the head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He went down sluggishly, as though the air had turned to water. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In a little while the chaplain stepped back, and the beige crescent of human forms began to break up sluggishly, like flotsam. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The crowds move through the square sluggishly, wilted by the heat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The antenna on the top of the box would move sluggishly, and as soon as it seemed to be pointing at someone, that person would drop to the ground. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They ran sluggishly on the parched grass, holding sticks as guns, making shooting sounds with their mouths, raising clouds of dust as they chased one another. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Wagoners cracked their whips and the scarlet dragon swung forward, sluggishly at first, heading for the town gates. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘LIES/’ Gaia crumbled into a tornado of soil and grass, but her essence seemed to churn more sluggishly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My fingers grew numb, and the numbness spread sluggishly up my limbs, flowing through my bloodstream. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She pulled her towards the far end of the room, but Annabeth moved sluggishly, her eyes wide and unfocused. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Everywhere there was stuff—tents, clothes, backpacks, raincovers—hanging out to dry, dripping sluggishly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The water moved sluggishly, between the overgrown banks. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Tongues flicking, some of the moccasins extended to their full lengths while others coiled sluggishly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he felt the bone at the base of the brain and he hit him again in the same place while the shark tore the meat loose sluggishly and slid down from the fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind turned sluggishly in the pattern of Adam and almost wearily took up a thought he had hoped was finished. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With every sail spread and bellying taut, the Astrea moved sluggishly against the current. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then gradually time awakened again and moved sluggishly on. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately in front of them was the Taiwanese team, moving especially sluggishly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The TV had just gone dark, and most of the guys from O-Hall were sluggishly making their way to their rooms. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It dances slowly across the floor, chug-lug, chug-lug, the clothes and the soapy water moving as if boiling sluggishly, like cloth porridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Kino moved sluggishly, arms and legs stirred like those of a crushed bug, and a thick muttering came from his mouth. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly gather him in my arms, and he sluggishly opens one eye, then lets it close again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A few wagons rolled sluggishly among the few straggling customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Close up, the potion looked like thick, dark mud, bubbling sluggishly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The dragonflies were flying sluggishly now, and Tialys explained that they needed to rest; so they perched on Will’s rucksack, and Lyra let the spies sit on her shoulders. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He started paddling, the raft moving sluggishly now that there was no real current. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She wriggles sluggishly in their arms like a dying fish. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It uncoiled sluggishly upon his back, and, with a shudder, I lifted it with my fingers so it might be combed out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Loaded with workers who did not own cars, the pickup sluggishly pulled out, followed by the caravan of old battered cars and trucks. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The dull tubes of them beginning to move sluggishly in the cold hard light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Blood rushes through it and sluggishly moves through her veins. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In another cage a Gila monster with a skin like a beaded bag reared slowly up and clawed heavily and sluggishly at the wire. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was walking sluggishly, now and again he stumbled, and at last I said, “Let us rest for a while, it will do us both good.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Her half-finished antidote, comprising fifty-two ingredients, including a chunk of her own hair, bubbled sluggishly behind Slughorn, who had eyes for nobody but Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Salva wondered sluggishly if they shouldn’t try to keep up a bit better. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But the flimsy detective story draped over them is underdeveloped and too sluggishly paced to take hold. ‘Go for Sisters’: Friendship gets second chance in noirish thriller 2014-01-09T21:14:14Z The car sluggishly headed downtown to a crowded stretch of Broadway, south of Canal Street. Ex-N.B.A. Star Amar’e Stoudemire Rises as an Art Connoisseur 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Rather, the musicians made their way sluggishly into the piece, playing the rhythms with a kind of aggression. Review | National Symphony Orchestra gets with the toe-tapping Mexican program 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Diverting and smoothly staged, if also sluggishly paced and eventually wearying, “Champion” has the more immediately opera-worthy plot of the Blanchard pair. Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Developed economies are growing sluggishly and central banks are maintaining a policy of near-zero interest rates. Fresh thoughts 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z He started with U2’s “Beautiful Day,” sluggishly rearranged with acoustic guitar so that it resembled “Come to My Window.” Music Review: On ?Idol? Tour, Beach Balls and Other Surprises 2010-07-09T21:25:00Z The next night, at the Highline Ballroom, his show began sluggishly. Back in Black: A Country Outsider 2010-09-26T03:00:00Z The first episode, available on Amazon before the series premiere, is charming but a little sluggishly paced, but the following episodes only get better. REVIEW: An Amazon Kids' Show Far Better Than Normal 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z She gets high, hooks up and so it sluggishly goes. ‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Review: A Teen’s Cautionary Tale 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z “Freak Show,” the fourth iteration of FX’s “American Horror Story” anthology series, starts off sluggishly, behaving as if it didn’t get a suitable respite between seasons. ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’: Carny cornballs He was a sluggishly handsome nobody with sad, melted Paul McCartney eyes and a drawl in which the words ran together untroubled by consonants. Sylvester Stallone: the wacky people's champ who battled his own ego 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z To be sure, though, there was something uncanny — even a little creepy — about these performers who moved a little sluggishly, their eyes drooped. You Are Getting Sleepy. When You Wake Up, You Will Be an Improv Star. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z A few cars moved sluggishly in the street; a horse-drawn carriage humped along at the curb. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Long queues of traffic crept sluggishly past viewpoints; car parks filled to capacity forced hikers to give up on planned trails. Anger as US national parks plan high-season price hikes 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The result is a sluggishly paced melodrama that inches toward its requisite catharsis. Review: 'Rudderless' a sluggishly paced melodrama 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z In 18-49, the show was up 17% from last week and rose 27% from its prior season finale last July, marking a respectable finish for the cycle after premiering sluggishly in April. TV ratings: NBC wins with 'Talent'; 'Celebrity Wife Swap' ends higher 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z It was Ramadan; daytime highs were in the 90s; the whole city was fasting, sweating, sluggishly trying to get through the day. In Nairobi, a feeling of otherness in a place he considers almost like home He continued: "The gears grind sluggishly, with the same series of gags and red herrings unfolding until the ridiculous conclusion." 'Annabelle': Horror prequel scares up lackluster reviews 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Other than Johnny Depp and the visual stylings of director Gore Verbinski, the film is rather sluggishly plotted to my eye, resembling nothing so much as the legendary pirate movie bomb "Cutthroat Island." Scarecrow Video suggestions for "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" 2011-05-18T13:12:51Z But Mr. Maazel and the orchestra began sluggishly and were mostly little more than dutiful partners. Music Review: Lorin Maazel Leads Philharmonic in Sibelius and Brahms 2013-01-17T21:34:32Z An older woman at the door is sluggishly engrossed in a 12,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Review: A Jewish identity comedy is among the best programming at the Mark Taper Forum in years 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Scientists on Monday observed small “ooze-outs” of lava flowing sluggishly in the lava lake. Eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano stops after 61 days 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Sometimes, in Signature Theatre’s mounting of Sylvia Khoury’s drama, the wheels grind too sluggishly, and the air in the company’s smaller space, the Ark, begins to feel oppressive. Review | ‘Selling Kabul’ falls short of its ‘Homeland’-style ambitions 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Safety-net spending continued at high levels for the next several years as the economy recovered sluggishly. How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Lebanon’s talks with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout have progressed sluggishly, with authorities failing to implement critical reforms, including restructuring the banking sector and lifting banking secrecy laws. Lebanese banks reopen partially after weeklong closure 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z After months without meaningful rain, the river water has receded up the canyon and sluggishly reaches the lake in a narrow channel. Tourist boats marooned, farm land parched as drought lowers Europe's rivers 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z It reacted sluggishly to a whistleblower and to reports of sick infants. Opinion | The FDA must be held to account for the baby formula crisis 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z She said Britain had become so legally and culturally enmeshed with oligarchs that the country was moving sluggishly compared with other European countries. Do Russian Oligarchs Have a Secret Weapon in London’s Libel Lawyers? 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Maybe it was the early start, but both teams started very sluggishly. Boston, No. 1 Gamecocks top Arkansas in SEC women’s quarters 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Miami built a 13-point lead in the second quarter after both teams started sluggishly. Herro, Heat dominate short-handed Spurs 112-95 to end skid 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Students move through the hallways sluggishly, looking at their phones or straight ahead, as if still staring at computer screens. The Students Returned, but the Fallout From a Long Disruption Remained 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Many voters in Millburn — a suburb in Essex County, which counted sluggishly but delivered critical votes for Mr. Murphy — told The Washington Times they were happy with the governor’s management. Phil Murphy edges out GOP challenger in nail-biter N.J. race 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Many voters in Millburn — a suburb in Essex County, which counted sluggishly and was heavily favoring Mr. Murphy — told The Washington Times they were happy with the governor’s management. Phil Murphy confident of victory in New Jersey governor’s election, but result up in the air 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The Netherlands started sluggishly, but quickly took control of the match. Depay double as Dutch outclass Montenegro 4-0 in qualis 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Sockeye salmon swam sluggishly in an overheated Washington river, prompting wildlife officials to truck them to cooler areas. Like in ‘Postapocalyptic Movies’: Heat Wave Killed Marine Wildlife en Masse 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z In 1931, Berlin police responded incredibly sluggishly to a massive Nazi riot in the center of the city. Historian wonders: Is Joe Biden "a speed bump on the fascists' march to power"? 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Now, picture an exhausted-looking James Anderson sluggishly stepping up to bowl in Australia's sweltering Melbourne Cricket Ground. Sport 2050: A weather forecast from the future 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z The country’s massive vaccination drive kicked off sluggishly in January when cases were low and exports of vaccines were high, with 64 million doses going overseas. As cases grow, India’s vaccination campaign falters 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Experts say there is a pressing need for India to bolster vaccinations, which started sluggishly in January. India fights virus surge, steps up jabs amid export row 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z City appeared to be feeling the effects of Sunday’s Manchester derby loss that ended a 21-match wining run as the hosts began unusually sluggishly. De Bruyne, Mahrez score 2 as Man City beats Southampton 5-2 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z In light-wind racing Britannia would wallow sluggishly in one place while its challenger series rivals - Italy’s Luna Rossa and the United States’ American Magic - swept around the course, balletically poised on their foils. No British bust: Team UK into America’s Cup challenger final 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z In light-wind racing Britannia would wallow sluggishly in one place while its challenger series rivals — Italy’s Luna Rossa and the United States’ American Magic — swept around the course, balletically poised on their foils. No British bust: Team UK into America’s Cup challenger final 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z The Seminoles opened sluggishly, starting 0 of 5 from the field with six turnovers in less than five minutes. Clemson, Honor rally past No. 18 Florida State 77-67 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Retailers slumped following a report showing that retail sales grew sluggishly in October. Walgreens, Boston Scientific fall; Tesla, Paramount rise 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z It ran sluggishly at first, and eventually crashed. Meet the 24-year-old who’s tracking every broken McDonald’s ice-cream machine in the US 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Man o’ War broke from the gate slowly which allowed Upset to gain a three- to fourth-length lead, and he ran sluggishly until he rallied and nearly caught Upset at the wire. This day in sports: Baltimore Orioles' Jim Palmer throws no-hitter 2020-08-13T04:00:00Z But Mr. Johnson has admitted that his government had responded “sluggishly,” like in “that recurring bad dream when you are telling your feet to run and your feet won’t move.” Europe Said It Was Pandemic-Ready. Pride Was Its Downfall. 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Your programs open sluggishly, web browsing seems pokey, apps are lagging and your computer startup time is worse than you remember. 5 reasons to upgrade to a smart thermostat this summer 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z After lunch, my brain slows and a five-minute nap can reboot it much more effectively than sluggishly battling through the afternoon. Coronavirus diaries: All the things we do not do 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Cinco de Mayo may look different this year — no large parties, please — but the annual Mexican celebration can offer some welcome distraction from the otherwise sluggishly same days of quarantine. Five ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at home 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z As business activity sluggishly returns from lockdown, many companies and individuals will go bust — perhaps with terrible human and economic costs. Opinion | The Fed demonstrates American leadership at its best 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The bear sluggishly ambled along streets and into backyards in Monrovia, which sits at the foot of the San Gabriel mountains. Ursus urbinus: 'elderly' 400lb bear spotted roaming Los Angeles suburb 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The bear sluggishly ambled along streets and into backyards in Monrovia, which sits on the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. Bear stirs commotion wandering Los Angeles foothill suburb 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The Hoosiers, on the other end, started sluggishly. Jackson-Davis career game leads Indiana past Minnesota 68-56 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Georgetown started sluggishly on defense in both games and hasn’t been sharing the ball as it did during a six-game winning streak in December. Georgetown basketball seeks balance, and its first Big East win, against St. John’s 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The Saudi leadership reacted sluggishly to the seizure of the Grand Mosque. The mosque siege that changed the course of Saudi history 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z An article about the DNC contained a glaring error that was sluggishly corrected. Press Watch: New York Times' political coverage implodes — at the worst possible moment 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z If you can’t put a mental frame around, and relish, the accidental aspect of a street or a person, or really of anything, you will respond to art only sluggishly. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Iowa State, in its first game back from a 3-game tournament in the Bahamas, started sluggishly and led just 37-31 at the break. Iowa State holds off feisty UMKC 79-61 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Washington started sluggishly for the fourth straight game, but quickly got its offense ignited thanks to Nahziah Carter. No. 25 Washington rebounds from 1st loss, tops Maine 72-53 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Certain drivers are reputed to game the system by running sluggishly for a few weeks to merit a front spot in the next feature. Calling Danger at the Grandview Speedway 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Dorian initially lost strength when it left the Bahamas and crept sluggishly up the Atlantic coastline, prompting evacuation orders in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Alligator spotted out in hurricane: 'Gator and #Dorian moving at same speed' 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Yet workers’ paychecks were growing only sluggishly, barely outpacing inflation. Why Wages Are Finally Rising, 10 Years After the Recession 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “Little” lasts nearly twice that long, in part because it’s so sluggishly paced. Review | Issa Rae is the best part of ‘Little,’ a pretty unfunny reversal of the movie ‘Big’ 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z A line of Pats fans stretched outside the bar about an hour before kickoff, creeping sluggishly toward the pub doors. Los Angeles and (expat) Boston sports fans revel in rivalry for Rams-Patriots Super Bowl LIII 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z But they move sluggishly, which suggests dark matter is absent. Ghostly Galaxies Hint at Dark Matter Breakthrough 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Before he shifted their workspace, some members of the media had complained that he was responding sluggishly, if not indifferently, to requests for public records. North Carolina editorial roundup 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Contesting the Brisbane event for the first time in five years, world No 6 Stephens began sluggishly against Konta in their first career meeting and was punished for a string of unforced errors. Sloane Stephens bundled out of Brisbane in straight sets by Johanna Konta 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Acuna started sluggishly in the minors but burst into the majors with at least two hits in five of his first eight games, all on the road. Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna Jr. Are Rookies of the Year 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z They started sluggishly on offense, going three-and-out on their first two possessions, one of which began in the very limiting position of their own 1-yard line. Chargers fend off the Raiders 20-6 to win sixth game in a row - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z The policymakers knew history’s warnings about economic policy that reacts too sluggishly to financial crisis. The Policymakers Saved the Financial System. And America Never Forgave Them. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Powell will testify before Congress next week, giving lawmakers a chance to push him more on his views of inflation, growth and wages, which are still not growing sluggishly. Fed sees strong economy despite trade war, surging oil prices 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Powell will testify before Congress next week, giving lawmakers a chance to push him more on his views of inflation, growth and wages, which are still growing only sluggishly. Federal Reserve says U.S. economy is in a sweet spot despite the trade war 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The Chari River is wide but shallow, flowing sluggishly toward Lake Chad. Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The sluggishly paced film's split perspective adds to its narrative unease. 'Aardvark' is a sluggish, uncertain family drama 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Fluor in particular was criticized for working sluggishly and using up the money available under its contract without accomplishing as much as expected. Contractors Are Leaving Puerto Rico, Where Many Still Lack Power 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The then-governor labeled it the “Carolina Comeback” and sold the plan as a way to energize a state economy growing sluggishly after the Great Recession. What happened when North Carolina cut taxes like the GOP plans to for the country 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z But the cells divided sluggishly, and tended to lose their foreign DNA over time. ‘Alien’ DNA makes proteins in living cells for the first time 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Failing to win second balls, sluggishly low in tempo and wholly unimaginative in the passing sphere, they looked prime relegation candidates. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z At night, however, they would sluggishly float around at first. How Three Friends Proved That Jellyfish Can Sleep 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Scoring chances for both teams were minimal in a sluggishly played contest. Sounders extend unbeaten streak to 13, but getting caught by multiple teams in standings 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z In a world where government so often moves sluggishly, we should applaud the speedy start of Purple Line construction after so many years of delay. Opinion | Trail fans should blame Purple Line critics, not the Purple Line 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z “Little Lies,” one of Fleetwood Mac’s most luscious hits, was comically ragged, while “Gypsy” moved so sluggishly that you felt like you were hearing the band’s batteries die in real time. Why I felt betrayed by Fleetwood Mac at Classic West 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Have you used Firefox and wondered why it was so sluggishly slow? Firefox hogs less memory and gets a speed bump in its latest update 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z The U.S. economy grew sluggishly in the first quarter but recent data point to an acceleration in the second quarter. U.S. economy ambles on but few signs of inflation pressures: Fed 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z His career began sluggishly, with one win in 10 starts while languishing on the maiden, claiming and allowance levels. Hard Aces, never in a hurry to start a race, hopes to have a lot of finish in the Gold Cup 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Business investment remains low and productivity in the US, as elsewhere in the developed world, is growing sluggishly. Q&A: What will happen if the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates? 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Slow-growing Mexico, for example, would be performing much more sluggishly if it were not able to export the equivalent of 28 percent of its annual economic output to the United States. What Trump Gets Right on Trade 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Finally, the fourth reason is that productivity seems to be advancing sluggishly. Opinion | Sorry, Trump, but America’s economy is already pretty great 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z State-owned enterprises are global powerhouses but still doze sluggishly on the commanding heights of the economy; they will continue to play a role in advancing globalization without concomitant liberal openness. Is China the New Global Champion of Openness? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Protest has forced the government to act, sluggishly at first, but with increasing urgency. Murder and machismo 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The economy, mired in recession since mid-2014, is not expected to stir before the end of the year—and then only sluggishly. Brazilian firms emerge from the gloom 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Separately Tuesday, data showed that workers’ earnings grew sluggishly last month. U.S. Consumer Prices Rose a Steady 0.3% in September 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z The last team to begin so sluggishly after playing in the big game: The 2004 Panthers, who limped to a 7-9 finish. Carolina Panthers Start to Look Like Repeat Offenders 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z He signed with the Dallas Cowboys before the 2015 season, played sluggishly in 12 games and was not re-signed with his team-mates suggesting he was a bad influence on his teammates. Disgraced NFL defensive end Greg Hardy to pursue MMA career 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z In the first half there was a notable shift in tempo and intensity from the side that performed sluggishly in their one match under Allardyce. Few smiles as Southgate starts England reign with win 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z It is harder still because world trade is now expanding much more sluggishly than in the recent past. Of growth and globalisation 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But few see growth returning before 2018, and then only sluggishly. The darkest hour 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z As expected, the lines of vehicles, which extend to the horizon, moved even more sluggishly than usual, and the Indonesian news media called the experiment Carmageddon. Gridlocked Jakarta Becomes Even Worse, at Least for a Week 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Once that surreal scene is done, the movie quickly settles into a groove of sluggishly dutiful chronology. ‘I Saw the Light’ leaves viewers in the dark 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Before Tuesday’s hearing, investigators had determined that Snyder’s staff reacted sluggishly to early signs of trouble. Corrosion mystery solved, but Flint’s struggles continue 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Once the students not chosen to be showcased on the dais sluggishly file into their seats – earbuds in, backpacks on, minds seemingly elsewhere – three young men appear at the podium to perform the introduction. 48 Hours in Iowa 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z But slowly, sluggishly, both things are still moving in the right direction. Banks vs. Bond Markets: Give Credit Where It’s Due 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Following the emotional pregame ceremonies, Butler started sluggishly - going 3 of 11 from the field with no 3-pointers and eight turnovers in less than 8 minutes. No. 23 Butler uses emotions to put away St. John’s 78-58 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z The Packers began the game sluggishly, punting after just three plays on their opening possession. Playoff-Savvy Packers Spot Redskins an Early Lead, Then Romp 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Consumer confidence rose sluggishly in November, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, released Wednesday. Target and other retailers brace for holiday shopping onslaught 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z As I looked left then right, the ribbon moved sluggishly as though floating in dense liquid. 'I went blind and feel partly to blame' - BBC News 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Some analysts say that the United States simply has too many brands — and too many brick-and-mortar stores — chasing consumer spending that is growing sluggishly at best. American Apparel Files for Bankruptcy 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z But the free app sometimes reacts sluggishly when you touch the screen, and it may not work everywhere because of a limited coverage list. A Grab Bag of Software for the Apple Watch Upgrade 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z NO, JOHNNY, NO: McCown and Cleveland’s offense started sluggishly, prompting some Cleveland fans to chant for Manziel, who guided the Browns to a win in their home opener last week. Dead end: Raiders beat Browns 27-20, halt road losing slide 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Residents are crowded into rough-hewn homes built up to the very edge of the rivers, where clods of waste float sluggishly by. Away from Olympics, sewage blights vast swaths of Rio 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Between wordy courtroom fights and a climactic donnybrook at the New York Comic Con, great swaths of “Ted 2” sag into a punchy, sluggishly overlong assemblage of stunts and calculated provocation. ‘Ted 2’ movie review 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z This is different from other cold-blooded swimmers that tend to move around slowly and sluggishly to conserve energy, according to a paper on the finding published Tuesday in the journal Science. First Warm-Blooded Fish Is A Deep Water Athlete 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z It didn’t bother me that the first smart TV interfaces ran so sluggishly they made 1980s PCs look like the latest Macbook Pros. Smart TVs Are Dumb. Every Last Stupid One Of Them 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z England was looking to avenge a 2-1 defeat to Italy in the opening match of the World Cup but both sides started sluggishly. Italy draws 1-1 against England in international friendly 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Thursday’s underwhelming consumer price index suggests inflation is still sluggishly beneath the Fed’s 2 percent target rate. OIl Price Decline Leads to Consumer Price Index Drop 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z At the same time, employer payrolls continued to grow sluggishly, if at all. Mississippi jobless rate dips in December, still worst in US 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z But without at least the tawdry pleasure of a little bodice ripping, the film moves along sluggishly, even though it is well acted and handsomely shot. ‘Beloved Sisters’ movie review 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z But Elway said he was disturbed by the team’s propensity to play sluggishly and disjointed in the playoffs. John Elway still wants Peyton Manning to be his quarterback 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z It was probably more preferable than staring sluggishly at the walls of a hotel room earlier that day. Kobe Bryant has enough energy to carry Lakers past Pistons, 106-96 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z It’s commonplace now to gripe about how quickly — or sluggishly — “House of Cards” is being delivered to our Apple TVs. Echoes From 15 Years Ago: Ad-Supported Services, Sluggish Speeds and More 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The private sector is tottering sluggishly out of the recession while Wall Street and high-income people are doing very well. Rebuilding America, one bridge at a time Rookies and veterans sluggishly lace up their shoes while a few wonder who downloaded a 30-year old Madonna tune. The Timberwolves Can Be Better With a Little Less Love “We started sluggishly and were not brave enough, really. It’s a pity because I didn’t expect that.” Mighty Spain Goes Out of the World Cup Meekly 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Li began sluggishly, trailing 6-10 before she put her foot down and won the next 12 points to surge ahead never to look back again in the 36-minute contest. China defend Uber Cup title after Thomas Cup heartbreak 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z With Europe recovering only sluggishly, the survey showed, companies are seeing strong demand in North America and Southeast Asia. Japan firms want Abe to cool it on China; see demand ebbing: Reuters poll 2014-03-20T09:41:17Z By contrast, oil flows much more sluggishly through impermeable tight rock. The economics of shale oil: Saudi America 2014-02-13T15:59:49Z She did not bend well on the backhand side, and she moved sluggishly. Tennis: Serena Williams Diplomatic in Defeat to Ana Ivanovic 2014-01-19T09:27:27Z After just one day off, the Ducks started sluggishly against the Islanders before Fowler and Perry put them ahead with spectacular goals in the final 33 seconds of the second period. Ducks 5, Islanders 2: Perry Leads Anaheim Ducks’ Rout of Islanders 2013-12-10T06:46:46Z Investment, which began the year sluggishly, rose by a robust 3.0 percent, propelled by a strong increase in construction. Domestic-led third-quarter growth bolsters Germany in showdown over trade 2013-11-22T08:33:18Z The Rangers’ forwards started sluggishly, not gaining possession of the puck for the first minute, and did not enter the Boston zone until just over 90 seconds had elapsed. Game 3: Bruins 2, Rangers 1: Bruins Take Control of Game and Series 2013-05-22T03:39:18Z The Boilermakers started so sluggishly that nothing was going down, not even when Houser rolled a layup over the rim after a steal by Moses in the opening minutes. Purdue women fall to Louisville in 2nd round 2013-03-27T03:37:10Z The economy is recovering, but it is doing so sluggishly, according to many economists, and very unevenly. Obama's Google Hangout: a primer 2013-02-14T18:04:00Z On Friday, after taking a week off for Christmas, Indiana started sluggishly again. Fifth-ranked Indiana blows out Jacksonville 93-59 2012-12-29T03:35:10Z The figures indicate that the economy is improving, though sluggishly, with the phrases “unchanged” and “changed little” cropping up often. Backing Off Deal, Boehner Invokes ‘Plan B’ on Taxes 2012-12-18T15:22:37Z Suddenly one of the young men sluggishly tried to lift his head, and I saw his face in those dim rays of light. The Saturday Profile: Samar Yazbek, Branded Betrayer for Embracing Syria Rebels 2012-11-24T02:45:54Z It was so shocking to people who thought blood flowed sluggishly around the body. Why are medical dramas so popular? 2012-11-10T02:15:32Z Certainly, it was unusual to see United lacking so many ideas on their own ground and, perhaps just as disappointingly for Ferguson, reacting so sluggishly to the shock of going behind so early. Manchester United 2-3 Spurs 2012-09-29T18:45:24Z While the U.S. economy is growing, albeit somewhat sluggishly, growth around the rest of the world is slowing. Is the U.S. Headed for a Double-Dip Recession? 2012-08-28T13:05:32Z “It is based on financial institutions’ average cost of funds, which moves relatively sluggishly compared to a marginal cost of funds, which is what Libor would be more associated with,” Mr. Maher said. Fair Game: Libor, Mortgage Rates and Wall Street — Fair Game 2012-07-28T18:06:02Z These were heady times in farm country, with farmland prices rising on and on, even as the recovery moved sluggishly in other realms. For Midwest Corn Crop, the Pressure Rises, Like the Heat 2012-07-04T17:28:38Z A breeze is blowing; long white curtains are dragged sluggishly backward and forward on a pale wood floor. Tessa Hadley: “An Abduction.” 2012-07-02T04:00:00Z Williams, moving sluggishly on a warm and sunny afternoon, missed her first five serves, then lost the first five games on her way to a 6-1, 6-3 defeat in the first round. Venus Williams loses Wimbledon first-round match | Tennis 2012-06-26T03:07:04Z Private colleges, which were largely sectarian, resisted it, but after the Morrill Act was passed, they sluggishly began to add modern languages, the natural and social sciences, and professional studies to their own classical curricula. At 150, land-grant public universities struggle to return to roots 2012-06-22T16:27:05Z As the foreclosure wave hit, the agency continued to insist that things were fine at the banks and moved sluggishly, when at all, to push for remedies. DealBook: With New Leader, Regulator Finds a New Direction as Well 2012-06-13T16:06:00Z When he did arrive, he started sluggishly in the opening round, only to land three meaty lefts in the closing moments to apparently edge it. Timothy Bradley's split decision win over Manny Pacquiao causes furore 2012-06-10T21:21:18Z Assuming that Obama wins with the economy roughly as it is now -- growing, but too sluggishly -- do you think he’s going to attempt any major additional measures? Obama term 2: Will Republicans cooperate, could Hillary end up on the Supreme Court, and more 2012-05-08T16:52:00Z In places the river was as much as 200 yards wide and flowed very sluggishly. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z It is not to be wondered at if the fountains of pure feeling flow in his bosom but sluggishly, or if the gentle emotions of his nature be lost in the sterner attributes of mankind. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z The captain shook his head, and said sluggishly that it was impossible. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Along the sandy bottom of the clear water a great warted toad moved sluggishly. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z Tears--tears incredible, unnatural--welled from under Count Hannibal's closed eyelids, and rolled sluggishly down his harsh cheek to the edge of his beard. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Blatche still has a ways to go before he returns to basketball shape, and he moved sluggishly on the defensive end. Andray Blatche gets relief from boos with Wizards on the road 2012-03-13T12:20:00Z Except for the lonely little grey steamer wallowing sluggishly northward through it, the world of water was empty to the horizon. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z What potent and sinister drug has been secretly introduced into the veins of commerce that has caused the blood to flow so sluggishly—that has narcotized the commercial and industrial world? Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z There was a pistol near the right hand, and behind the ear there was a small, a very small hole, from which the blood welled sluggishly. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z The wheels of trade, which had for some time been running sluggishly, stopped. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z On either side stretched miles and miles of lava, which had flowed here and there slowly and 284 sluggishly like molten iron, turning when interrupted in its course, and twisted into a thousand shapes. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Monotonously and sluggishly they crept upwards A river that had spent itself in some chasm, And dwindled and foamed at last at my weary feet. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z The Bees had lost their Queen, and the whole hive sat sad and moping; they flew seldom and sluggishly out, had small heart or activity in honey-making, and their trade and sustenance fell into decay. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Through dreary hours that day Lad lay disconsolate in his cell, nose between paws, while the stream of visitors flowed sluggishly past him. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z The Blue Devils were impressive on the road against Virginia Tech, but started their game yesterday against the Hurricanes sluggishly never recovered, dropping a second consecutive conference home game. The Quad: Sizing Up the Top 25 2012-02-06T19:00:04Z The Church, steward of untold wealth, has endowed many charities, but the fundamental trust of knowledge it has most sluggishly and inadequately dispensed. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The sudden portentous silence and the roar of blown-off steam that followed it roused every man on board the ship, and Robertson crawled sluggishly out of his berth. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Once again, but sluggishly, as if oppressed by apprehensions which they could not understand, the humped and lion-fronted herds of the bison began to gather for the immemorial southward drift. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Her iron deck was level, the stumpy pole masts ran upright into the drifting mist, and a column of black smoke floated sluggishly from her rusty funnel. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z And if the immune system is compromised enough to respond more sluggishly to vaccines, then what does that mean for its ability to fend off other pathogens, like the common cold virus and influenza? Children At Risk: Common Chemicals May Weaken Vaccine Response 2012-01-25T16:35:38Z It rolls sluggishly along, through a low, swampy country. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z In front of all, the Cœur d’Al�ne, seemingly satisfied with the havoc which its furious progress had made, runs slowly and sluggishly along. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z To the outward eye it was merely one of those several thousand freighters or tramps which, in normal times, sailed sluggishly from port to port, carrying the larger part of the world's commerce. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z The Orange didn't resemble that team on Saturday night and seemed ripe for an upset when they started sluggishly, going more than 5 minutes between baskets. Friars fall to No. 1 Syracuse without Council 2012-01-15T03:49:09Z The Orange didn't resemble that team on Saturday night and seemed ripe for an upset when they started sluggishly, missing their first nine 3-point attempts and going more than 5 minutes between baskets. Joseph, Waiters help No. 1 Orange top Providence 2012-01-15T01:17:09Z His concern over the Rangers’ ability to sustain their recent strong play was justified as they played sluggishly for most of the opening period. N.H.L. Roundup: Rangers Start Slowly but Win in Overtime 2012-01-06T03:26:38Z Then it was gone, leaving a leaden weight in Micky's breast, while the vapors rose sluggishly from his benumbed brain. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z “And there is a third one,” and he pointed to two more of the reptiles crawling sluggishly along. Bart Keene's Hunting Days or, The Darewell Chums in a Winter Camp 2011-12-11T03:00:12.153Z But you well know how sluggishly my poetical vein flows; how, here and there, with great effort I manage to gather a few crumbs together, but then I get no farther. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z The arm moved sluggishly with every roll of the little craft, giving the corpse the appearance of being alive. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z The following day the brown men were about again, but sluggishly, as though the fight had used up all their energies, or something else had clogged them. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Now the creature crawled sluggishly toward him—coiled its horrid folds about him—and he could not move. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z They were turning out from the public-house below when at last I rose sluggishly and began to prepare for bed. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z The Huskies led 14-13 at the end of a first half that started sluggishly for the home team. Huskies score exciting victory, 42-31 2011-10-30T06:13:33Z All was silent save for the creaking of the mast and spars as the boat rolled sluggishly in the long, gentle swell. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Yet many major economies in the world are growing sluggishly, if at all. DealBook: As Economy Goes, So Go Takeovers, Even as Bargains Abound 2011-10-18T23:28:26Z Brodeur stopped 15 of 16 shots in the first period, keeping the Devils in the game while they played sluggishly in the opening 10 minutes. Slap Shot: Hedberg Replaces Brodeur and Saves Everything in Devils Win 2011-10-14T02:55:36Z The next instant the vessel was rolling sluggishly in the sullen swell within the lagoon, with two feet of water in her cabin, yet still afloat and in comparative safety. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z As she rolled sluggishly in the slight swell it could be seen that the vessel's hull below the water-line was thickly covered with weeds. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The violent motion lasted for quite a minute, then the maelstrom subsided, and the partly waterlogged boat bobbed sluggishly on the waves. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The steamer lay nearly dry among banks of mire, though a narrow strip of dazzling water sluggishly flowed inland past her. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Neptune, being on the outer rim of the system and hence farthest away from the sun, moves in its orbit around the sun more sluggishly than any other planet. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The man would have been engulfed, the serpent would have crawled sluggishly a hundred yards or so away and begun his period of digestion, and that would have been the end of the incident. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Caught by the current her stern swung round, till, pinned broadside on by the rush of water, she lay rocking sluggishly on the bed of the sea. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z Be neither meek nor eager in your toil, Or Mother Dish-Clout in our gust will read Some deed afoot; we'll wrangle sluggishly Until she drives us off to bed unwashed. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z The very stream that went through it flowed sluggishly along, and as if it hadn't any particular object in life.—I enjoyed it very much, and it was very restful to walk about it. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Both teams started sluggishly, slipping and sliding on a field with which neither was familiar. Moore, No. 5 Boise St. too good for No. 19 Georgia 2011-09-04T04:07:10Z A simple thought experiment: when you first wake up in the morning, your thoughts may be sluggish, but your consciousness is so fully active that you are aware you are thinking sluggishly. Readers Respond to "The Unleashed Mind"-- and More 2011-09-02T12:45:00.213Z Now the economy is growing sluggishly but unemployment is a full percentage point higher — 9.2 percent for July. Obama faces difficulty in crafting jobs plan; proposals aim to prevent economic deterioration 2011-08-30T07:09:23Z Then sluggishly he approaches it for closer scrutiny. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z It capped a performance that started sluggishly and ended in typically complete control. Cesc F?bregas scores first Barcelona goal in Uefa Super Cup triumph 2011-08-26T22:28:24Z You're sluggishly satisfied to go jogging along in the same old ruts that humanity has worn deep for centuries. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Center Max Unger, who in his third year is the group's second-most seasoned starter, said things are coming along sluggishly up front. Seahawks feeling the pressure as first exhibition nears 2011-08-09T03:55:11Z The black speck seemed to rise a little, sluggishly, with the swell.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z China’s state-controlled media outlets responded sluggishly to news of the accident on Saturday night. China Finds More Bodies, and a Survivor, in Trains? Wreckage 2011-07-25T16:20:20Z On the main grandstand, the flags hung sluggishly. The Open 2011: Rory McIlroy stays steady amid a world of expectations 2011-07-15T18:57:44Z Coming off a dominating performance at Congressional, McIlroy started sluggishly at the British Open on Thursday in his bid for two straight major titles. Bjorn roars in return to site of 2003 meltdown 2011-07-14T11:09:18Z This "historical negation of the past takes place now slowly, sluggishly, sleepily, but now again passionately and violently." Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z And the wheel is standing idle, or it is running but sluggishly and wearily at its work. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z And, deeper down, mighty shadows passed sluggishly to and fro, filling the gazers with wordless terror as the days crept wearily away and those formless apparitions gradually chose higher levels. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The creek, running sluggishly around the loop, was deep enough to foil any attempt at fording; while the narrow, isthmus-like neck could be defended with advantage. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z I stared for some time at the ceiling vacantly, and was summoning my thoughts sluggishly; then I tried to move, but unendurable pain in my head prevented me. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z There was a gash in his chest fully six inches long, from which the blood was steadily, though sluggishly, flowing. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Thursby likewise got up, if more sluggishly, and moved round the table to confront her. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Thousands of people across Britain rose at dawn to get online for an early start in bidding, and discovered the site was working - but very sluggishly. Website problems for London 2012 ticket bidders 2011-06-24T15:01:09Z He PerfectShivmangalMaragh30-1He finished ninth in the Preakness and has been working sluggishly. The Rail: Joe Drape's Belmont Stakes Picks 2011-06-11T01:45:14Z Our path was along the bank of a large river, moving sluggishly and darkly between gigantic reeds and rushes. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Drug development is always slow, but neurological drug development seems to proceed even more sluggishly, crawling along at the same pace as Aplysia, the snail genus often used to study memory. Memories Are Made of This: Drugs to Boost Recall—or Destroy It 2011-06-03T21:15:03.160Z The life-blood of the country, instead of bounding along its veins, creeps sluggishly through them, till it threatens to stagnate altogether, and congestion becomes imminent. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z I aimed straight at the black, hairy thing; but my bullet missed, and I seized up the cage, preparing for flight, when I saw the animal turn to crawl sluggishly away. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z She lifted him up then and he struggled sluggishly to help himself. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z Black Boy moved sluggishly, but Lucky Boy went past at a great pace, pulling his jockey out of the saddle, eager for the race. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z Wages, a good gauge of labour demand, are growing sluggishly. The Federal Reserve: Off message 2011-04-07T10:58:14Z But the air ought at all events to move more sluggishly than the earth. The gradual acceptance of the Copernican theory of the universe 2011-04-03T02:00:15.847Z The Ems flowed sluggishly at this point, and appeared to be about a hundred yards across. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z Heavy cumuli drifting sluggishly athwart the sky, now and then drew curtain-like over her disk, making the earth dark as Erebus. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z No: Milan had evidently seen those tapes and observed the folly of playing sluggishly and cautiously in Redknapp's house of pain. Peter Crouch and Tottenham rocket to new heights in knocking out Milan| Paul Hayward 2011-03-10T09:01:00Z A stream may flow so sluggishly that the water loses its clearness. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z A rattlesnake, sluggishly digesting a chipmunk it had caught, rattled a desultory warning without moving out of his way. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z My mind, from sluggishly hibernating for the winter, became a dynamo of activity. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Her passionate heart lowered its beat, her pulses throbbed more sluggishly, as she drew close to the threshold which separates life and its object from the world of dreams. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Although the hatchway was closed and secured the submarine was still running awash, lifting sluggishly as she forged ahead at a modest fifteen knots. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z The report, by Standard & Poor’s, found that the public university sector is improving, albeit sluggishly, after severe cuts in state budgets and heavy investment losses. Briefly: Education: U.S. Public Universities Face 'Uneven' Immediate Future 2011-02-21T03:00:17Z When something moved sluggishly in front of him, Frosty sprang to pin it down. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z The charge had passed through his chest, and the blood was trickling forth sluggishly. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Indeed, it presents far from an imposing sight, as it moves slowly, sluggishly along its broad, marshy valley bed. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Does its message fail to reach you in your den, Where the ink that once so sluggishly was crawling Courses swiftly through your stylographic pen? Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z His first call for Ponto had been obeyed somewhat fatly and sluggishly; but, the moment the old dog saw the gun, he was another and a more willing animal. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z So they ran down the rise and across another road and over some more fields and past a wood, until they came at last to a stream, running rather sluggishly between some pollarded willows. Half-Past Bedtime 2011-01-23T03:00:13.247Z Investors want both, but it’s unclear how banks will manage to please them if the economy continues to recover sluggishly. Market Place: Banks? Underlying Problem Is Revenue 2011-01-19T03:12:20Z When the Cam at Cambridge is in flood, "Grassy" and Ditton are corners of this character, but usually that river runs sluggishly. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Started sluggishly but grew into the game and looked a force alongside his central defensive partner. Arsenal v Manchester City: player ratings 2011-01-06T00:24:28Z South of the little townsite of Fremont the Platte river moved sluggishly along to meet and be swallowed up in the great Missouri. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z The sailor no longer mounts the ratlines, as if he had cork in his heels, but climbs up sluggishly and slothfully, devoid of his usual pride to be foremost. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The water ran into it sluggishly, and drained out half a mile below over muddy shallows. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z At present she felt her own energy leaving her with every drop of blood that she felt flowing more sluggishly through her weary veins. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z The big fish were still there, lying sluggishly in the bottom of the pool until such time as they fared forth to catch more minnows. We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run 2010-12-24T03:00:29.847Z Sixteen buffaloes moved sluggishly about while they scraped for grass with ponderous hoofs. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z They were little more than skeletons now; for as he rode up to them nigh a score of jackals went scampering off, while twice that number of vultures rose sluggishly into the air. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z A blow in training camp later that year set him back, and after skating sluggishly in last season’s opener on Oct. N.H.L. Roundup: Avery Gets Chance on Line With Gaborik 2010-12-02T03:00:00Z Jackson said his team's problem in this skid is starting sluggishly in the second half. Reeling Lakers suffer rare three-game skid 2010-12-01T05:10:00Z And it refreshes so sluggishly that animation and video are impossibilities. Barnes & Noble's Nookcolor E-Reader Challenges the Kindle 2010-11-23T08:00:00Z Spain's economy is emerging sluggishly from a deep recession and the unions are much weaker than they were 20 years ago, representing about 16 percent of workers. Spain strike impact limited to transport, plants 2010-09-29T10:30:00Z The remedy, in Britain and across a Europe that is emerging sluggishly from the worst recession since the 1930s, is generally to take an axe to public spending. Workers rally across Europe to protest against cuts 2010-09-29T08:03:00Z For a second straight week, Florida played sluggishly early in the game and had only 94 yards of offense at halftime. Ingram Returns, Martinez Excels for Huskers 2010-09-19T05:40:00Z They played sluggishly early as they've done all season and had only 94 yards of offense at halftime. No. 10 Florida beats Tennessee 31-17 2010-09-19T00:51:00Z For a second straight week, they played sluggishly early in the game and had only 94 yards of offense at halftime. Gillislee, No. 10 Florida Hold Off Tennessee 31-17 2010-09-18T23:40:00Z Below, the creek moved sluggishly through an industrial hub of windowless, colorless warehouses. Enjoying the Waterfront, Actively and Passively 2010-08-04T21:57:00Z Reagan’s ratings, too, fell in close relation to the nation’s rising unemployment rate during his second year in office, as the economic recovery he had promised took hold sluggishly. Democrat in Chief? 2010-06-11T02:50:00Z Getting closer I made this out to be the fin of some fish moving sluggishly. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Heavy stage-wagons crawled from the inn yard opposite, and travelers 9 peeped out, and, as they rolled sluggishly away, cast many a backward look toward the gaol. In Jail with Charles Dickens A thin stream was spreading over the papers on the table, moving slowly, sluggishly, as is the way with blood when the heart pump is stopped. The Window at the White Cat The artist leaned over the railing and gazed up the canal, whose dirty brown water flowed so sluggishly, that it seemed stagnant and gave forth a mouldering exhalation. The Children of the World The engine had turned over sluggishly when he pressed the starter button, as if the battery were almost dead. The Year When Stardust Fell The river rolling sluggishly along at this place, deeply imbedded in the hills, could not be seen by us until we were upon its very edge. My First Campaign For a long time Jotan sat there staring with unseeing eyes at the sluggishly moving waters of the tiny river. The Return of Tharn It here flowed sluggishly along in deep and melancholy shade. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The river flowed sluggishly past, its brawling breaking occasionally upon the ear when the wind was inaudible. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The big vessel stirred sluggishly, and then with a hip! hip! hurrah! from the sailors swung out from the pier, backed into midstream and headed for the bay and the ocean. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Again Slim moved the bottle sluggishly, so that the liquid, ready to trickle out, was directly above Garth's eyes. The Gray Mask He does not heal any one who lies sluggishly waiting to see what that word will effect. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I The pitch ran wriggling out of the seams of the Raleigh's planking, and fell hissing in little showers into the water alongside as the vessel rolled sluggishly on the swells. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 Outside, the ocean was still boiling and seething under the influence of the late heavy gale, but the waves, though tipped with foam, were rolling sluggishly, as if tired with their wild efforts. The Ruined Cities of Zululand As we found out later, the ship rose sluggishly from the water and floated erratically upward, reaching the stratosphere in a little over an hour. Tillie Vast as that field was, it could not encompass the whole fleet, but half of the lip of the gigantic cone soon disappeared, its component vessels subsiding into a sluggishly flowing stream of allotropic iron. Triplanetary The main branch of the Concord River flows sluggishly, in a serpentine direction, on the westerly and northerly side of the village, about half a mile from its centre. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 They went to the edge of town and out into a pasture and stopped finally by a brook where the water flowed sluggishly. The Last Gentleman He shook sleep out of his mind sluggishly. Adolescents Only And once again, borne on the faint cold wind, that smell came sluggishly to his nostrils. The Three Mulla-mulgars Slowly—oh, so sluggishly—the Spad began to level off, toward the edge of the wheatfield and that friendly, inviting ditch. Triplanetary With an air of vast importance and dignity he stalked to the end of the pier and scanned the face of the water, sluggishly moving to and fro. Dorothy on a House Boat Along the shoreline as they flashed inland he could see monstrous, crawling things that moved sluggishly along the beaches or in the shallows. The Golden Amazons of Venus The men came to sluggishly, their reactions pathetic and confused. Deepfreeze All that could possibly remain would be residual currents sluggishly circulating in narrow, nearby circuits.... The Brain The green cloud whirled sluggishly, then was caught by the breeze and began its slow, rolling progress across the flat rock. Brood of the Dark Moon Molten metal had collected in one corner of the room, crept sluggishly toward him across the floor, heating it white-hot. Voyage To Eternity Motors hummed softly, and then the submarine moved sluggishly down the stream. The Golden Amazons of Venus There they found a dreary expanse of bogland where scummy pools of stagnant water and festering slime heaved sluggishly with oily bubbles of marsh gas that burst audibly in the hanging silence. Pet Farm Finally they came upon one of the hindquarters floating sluggishly almost under water. Northern Diamonds As he turned to stare it touched the bow of their ship; it flowed slowly, sluggishly, along the sides, and then swept up and over the top. Brood of the Dark Moon The double-reefed main-topsail swung about, the Anna Dorothea caught the wind somewhat sluggishly, and not without getting considerable water over her; then followed the fore-topsail, the reefed foresail, and the trysail. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The submarine moved sluggishly ahead, silent except for the hum of its motors. The Golden Amazons of Venus And as he looked, an edge of silver shone on the distant rim of the waters; and then the moon, misshapen, wizened and darkling, heaved sluggishly up from the deeps. The Destroying Angel She was rolling sluggishly to the motion of the waves, without life or hope. The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine Only at the spot from whence the shot had proceeded a little round cloud of bluish smoke was visible, which sluggishly dispersed. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The light land wind wafted our bark slowly down the bay—the large lug sail swelled sluggishly over the gunwale, sound asleep. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The black waters of the canal flowed sluggishly along between slimy stone walls. The Golden Amazons of Venus As soon as this happened, the liberated Trouble began to drift sluggishly shoreward, swinging broadside to the wind. The Destroying Angel But when these negative ions get into the cold part of the flame, they move sluggishly with velocities of the order of those possessed by the second kind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" He had a mental image of white-hot rock rising sluggishly, melting a path to the surface. The Flaming Mountain It still burned, blazing brightly in places, again smouldering sluggishly and sending into the still air smoke clouds whose fumes were a choking horror of burned flesh. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 A few soldiers sluggishly approached, and stood still some distance away, intimidated by the superstitious terror which the giant inspired. Sónnica Most of these move sluggishly or have a hardened outer covering, like beetles and wasps. Health Lessons Book 1 The Japanese have been alert in availing themselves of all things new, the Chinese torpid and slow, sluggishly resisting change, hardly yielding even to the logic of war. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The mainsail had been carried away, but the jib still drew her sluggishly along, and Fran�ois and the woman swam astern and worked the rudder with their hands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) There were red drops that struck upon his hands or fell sluggishly to the floor; the head and face had taken the blow of a clubbed rifle or a heavy boot. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 They had passed the Battery by this time, and were moving sluggishly with the tide. Doubloons—and the Girl A great jeweled star moved sluggishly upon it above her faintly struggling breast. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch At this point the current was swift; 62 but above Denton the river broadened into wide pools through which the current flowed sluggishly and it would be easier paddling. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club It was the sport of young and rapid impulses, which it seemed to obey sluggishly, while, all the time, it moved with immense, slow strides to incredibly far conclusions. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur The temperature of the air falls nearly fifteen degrees in five days; the temperature of the tree, sluggishly following, falls in the same time less than four degrees. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers His body was limp, his mind functioning slowly, sluggishly. Infinite Intruder As he did so he felt not only that something intangible, delectable had been loosened from his clasp, but that its relinquishment had caused the life blood to move more sluggishly in his breast. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch Unobservant even of what passes in its immediate vicinity, its whole soul is concentrated in itself; yet not sluggishly and apathetically, for its body is throbbing with life and enjoyment. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 As vigorously agitated, the water shows a surface that is nearer to the ideal level than would an ocean of mud, tar, or other sluggishly flowing stuff. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy She was running sluggishly under lower fore-topsail, wallowing like a log-raft in a rapid, and doing less than a third of our knottage. The Recipe for Diamonds The liquid came forth, sluggishly, forming a gray-green gas as the air struck it. The People of the Crater Fifty feet from where he sat, he had observed an iced pool in which a back-set from the swift stream probably moved sluggishly. The Wilderness Trail In contrast my own big prominent muscles, trained by heavy farm work of my early youth, seemed to move slowly, to knot sluggishly though powerfully. Gold It hung there, moving sluggishly as though breathing, and rudimentary tentacles projecting from one end moved in the water. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Blood awoke, and coursed, sluggishly at first, through her being, until her heart tripped and throbbed and pounded against his own. The Missourian A whole rich county now stagnates hopelessly under the grip of this sample of private enterprise, towns fail to grow, trade flows sluggishly from point to point. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism For a long moment it rested its entire weight on its lumpy right foot, while its momentum carried its body sluggishly forward. Vital Ingredient We all waded into the wash where the boat lay sluggishly rolling. Gold The time, I own, went very sluggishly on. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana Juarez watched him sluggishly, but with a hand upon a revolver under the papers on his desk. The Missourian Before they made the landing Rosendo’s sharp eyes had spied a large ant-eater and her cub, moving sluggishly through the bush; and Reed’s quick shots had brought them both down. Carmen Ariza The train was gathering speed; he let down the window with a run and looked out; the station was out of sight altogether; they were crossing the bridge under which the silent Thames flowed sluggishly. The Phantom Lover The authorities moved sluggishly, and with little enthusiasm. Gold The quickening social influence of an excellent lecture, particularly in a community where life flows sluggishly and all are absorbed in manual labor, is as remarkable as it is beneficent. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Now and then her horse reared from an adder squirming underfoot, or she would see a torpid boa twined sluggishly around a limb, as about a victim. The Missourian Slowly, sluggishly, like some great gorged fish, the sturdy craft moved off, lifted her snout, headed upward. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 She lay across the wind, rolling sluggishly, threatening to sink with every monstrous wave. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 The cruiser trained a bow-chaser to bear on the slaver, and the boom of the gun came sluggishly over the sea a few seconds after the puff of smoke was seen. Due South or Cuba Past and Present But the man did not join in this, for he saw that he had slipped in a thin red stream that flowed sluggishly towards the gutter, and that his hands were covered with warm blood. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life By an open window, where a hot breeze stirred sluggishly, Rawson sat in silent contemplation of the camp. Two Thousand Miles Below The next day three heavy battleships steamed sluggishly through the Narrows and came to anchor in the bay. The Harbor Charlie cried out as a mighty wave drove the Valhalla down upon the sluggishly drifting wreck. Astounding Stories, March, 1931 The wall was slowly and sluggishly advancing, and a fresh infiltration was drifting in on another side. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Jungle, and the languid river which now flowed sluggishly into a wide and shallow pool in which drowned trees formed a mass of substance neither land nor marsh nor river. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 It, too, crashed deafeningly upon the floor and rolled sluggishly downward beside the high hummock of glass that the first rock had become. Two Thousand Miles Below Right from the top of the shivering globe it pushed, sluggishly weaving and prescient of doom. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 Mustered slowly, sluggishly, yet surely, as though the mentality which mustered them knew them helpless, and that there was no need to hurry! Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Slowly and by almost imperceptible stages, spring had crept into summer and summer had crawled sluggishly into autumn. The Dominant Strain Little Holland is a shapeless stretch of meadowland pierced by irregular canals through which sluggishly flows the water at high tide. Melomaniacs And like the boa constrictor, after having swallowed its prey, the Department must sluggishly repose until that meal is digested before another can be taken. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I realized I was fighting sluggishly, almost aimlessly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 In the tap-room the soldier encountered the newcomer, seated not far from the fire as though his blood flowed sluggishly after his long ride in the chill morning air. The Strollers They realized, perhaps, the menace for husbands, lovers, and sons which lay in the guns of the black ironclad parading sluggishly before their eyes. The Red Hand of Ulster Like great earthworms they moved, sluggishly and with writhing contortions of their many-jointed bodies. Wanderer of Infinity The sullen atmosphere ripped apart with an electric glare; our ears quivered to the throbbing sky, while huge drops, jarred loose from the air by the thunder-impact, splattered sluggishly, heavily, about us. Disowned Whether the thing was too intimate, too near his heart still beating sluggishly it might be, from prison air, could not be seen. The Prisoner The blood of the patroons flowed sluggishly through the land baron’s veins, but his French extraction danced in every fiber of his being. The Strollers He raised his hands and found a huge bump on his head, from which thickened blood trickled sluggishly down his cheek. The Great Drought The American helicopter was dropping, too, but sluggishly. When the Sleepers Woke Or great gashes with water sluggishly flowing, or standing with a heavy slime, and a pall of uprising vapor in the heat of the night. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 These thoughts came sluggishly to the inflamed brain, and Ellis all at once dropped to his knees beside the limp, prostrate figure. A Breath of Prairie and other stories A long arm moved out toward us, but it moved slowly and sluggishly instead of with the lightninglike swiftness which had characterized the movements of the others. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 The fury of this madness having spent itself between the black walls of the canyon, the river continued rather sluggishly its long course toward the sea. The Backwoodsmen In the ruddy light of the dawn she saw the waters spreading out, moving sluggishly, the buildings rising out of a waste of water. The Rainbow They refuse to bite at any bait; they move sluggishly, and, when caught in a net, flop languidly, and die. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 The four Devil Crystals that had completed their gruesome feast moved sluggishly away, leaving the space clear for the two crystals that remained unfed. Devil Crystals of Arret They were moving sluggishly along the red light, seeming to flow rather than crawl. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 But the object did not rise; it only rolled sluggishly. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 Each stunted tree showed distinctly, and in the edge of the timber stood a cabin, with the smoke rising sluggishly from the chimney. Connie Morgan in the Fur Country War acts vigorously on men's minds, peace acts sluggishly. Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution Powell’s brain reeled as he saw the other crystals move sluggishly nearer the foot of the rocky projection in anticipation of the next victims. Devil Crystals of Arret They were moving sluggishly along the red light, seeming to flow rather than to crawl. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 There was a period of dragging seconds, while The Bonita swayed sluggishly, in a shuddering rhythm. Heart of the Blue Ridge In uncomplicated cases the pupils are usually equal, moderately dilated, and react sluggishly to light. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. The swells as they surged by from stern to bow seemed to move more and more sluggishly. The Black Buccaneer Jason woke sluggishly from a dream in which he was being frozen to death, to find it was almost true. Deathworld They fell sluggishly away, through the great space which yet separated the Earth and the Moon. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 The lights were flared aloft as we crept sluggishly across the lake, and now and then were flashed back from a hanging stalactite, but that was all. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The engines throbbed, and they moved off sluggishly. Life in a Tank Examination showed a deep clean cut in the fur of the neck, from which the blood still flowed sluggishly. The Black Buccaneer There were, too, quaint vistas of the old tower of Our Lady of Hanswyk and a number of arched bridges along the banks of the yellow Dyle, which flows sluggishly through the old town. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders He now looked sluggishly on, feasting and amusing himself whilst Philip was conquering Normandy. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII The purple dye of blood tinged the water, and immediately afterwards the wounded seal, with lacerated fin, buoyed itself sluggishly to sight. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition As he felt the heavy hull sinking down into the water he saw that the Fuor d'Italia had ceased to plane and was settling sluggishly. El Diablo It is an innocent and peaceful marsupial, which is active only at night, and sluggishly climbs the trees, eating leaves and sleeping during the whole day. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia The old mossy walls and bastion are level with the soil, and even the course of the small sluggishly flowing river Yser is changed by the ruin that chokes it. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders The Boers waited sluggishly for the next move. The Dop Doctor An immense pram, larger than the launch of a frigate, and rowed by two natives, bore us sluggishly to the cutter. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition As a result, the water flows sluggishly at the bathroom faucets, and, in case of fire, no effective fire stream can be thrown. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Affairs, after gliding sluggishly along for months, began to move swiftly now. The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War They pulled across half a mile of sluggishly heaving water, crept up an opening, and presently vanished among the ice. Hawtrey's Deputy At best a delicate operation, he erred, eggs slipped, and a thick yellow stream flowed sluggishly to the rim of the plate. Mountain Blood A Novel An olive-green river, infested with crocodiles, flows sluggishly through rank vegetation into the sea below the dilapidated huts of the depressing native town. Through the Malay Archipelago From its summit a perfect view of the Taj is had, with the Jumna flowing sluggishly beneath its marble platform; and from there the grounds are spread before the visitor in a perfect panorama. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan I wandered through the lonely country, towards the mountains; the day was overcast and the clouds hung sluggishly overhead. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia Far below the silver sheet of the Rhine moved sluggishly, gleaming in the moonlight. Captain Jim “I’m not so old,” he rejoined, sluggishly—“only thirty-four.” Northern Lights "What has happened?" asked Vernon anxiously, for the vessel, instead of resting immovably upon the bed of the channel, was now rolling sluggishly. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Then, almost under her feet, she saw a dark pool lying sluggishly against the tiles; nearer the door another—on the pavement outside another—and yet another. Uncanny Tales Mud was smeared upon every path and every roadway, and Bobby’s automobile slipped and slid in the oily, yellow liquid that lay sluggishly in every gutter and blotched every rod of his clean asphalt. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man The reason is, that their sermons are made leisurely and sluggishly, without excitement; but in their public devotions they are strongly engaged, and the mind acts with more concentration and vivacity. Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching The clear waters of the brook eddied sluggishly a few inches under his feet. The Huntress The Capella was by no means the only craft rolling sluggishly in the vast artificial harbour. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The strip was here not a hundred feet wide, and winding in on either side of this two little inlets crept sluggishly along and lost themselves in the marsh. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty From it you can see the great white monster of Le Canigou, the pride of the Eastern Pyrenees, far, far away, blocking up the valley of the Tet, which flows sluggishly past the little town. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol To understand his life, one must have some idea of the huge river, which seems to flow sluggishly or rapidly through his whole career. James B. Eads One who turns out sluggishly to relieve the watch on deck. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The submarine was still rolling sluggishly, in spite of the fact that more water had been admitted into the ballast tanks. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War She rose but sluggishly upon the seas, and several times she had plunged her head so deeply into them that Stephen thought that she was going to dive bodily down. With Cochrane the Dauntless In the road ahead the gang of Negro convicts toiled silently, sluggishly, in the blinding glare. Frank of Freedom Hill Two white men and an Indian dropped into the boat and they pulled across half a mile of sluggishly heaving water, crept up an opening, and presently vanished among the ice. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Down in the long, smooth swell at the foot of the rapids, it lay sluggishly. The Rapids Life dragged on for her slowly, sluggishly, and wearily. The Comedienne Small specks that were people began to move about an arm of the breakwater, towards which a dinghy came stealing sluggishly from one of the anchored fishing craft. A Tall Ship On Other Naval Occasions The oxen in particular showed symptoms of weakness, and drew the wagon sluggishly; so that Swartboy's voice and long whip were kept in constant action. Popular Adventure Tales The long heave faintly twinkling here and there, ran sluggishly after them. Masters of the Wheat-Lands There followed a swift descent through cellars of dwindling depth, till he floated into the long, spume-flecked swells at the foot of the decline, where the canoe drifted sluggishly, full nearly to the gunwale. The Rapids The lake was calm and smooth behind the point, and the boat moved very sluggishly. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Now, when I tried to swerve out of the beam, the swooper responded but sluggishly to the shift I made in the rocket angle. The Airlords of Han The seasons pass sluggishly here, and history ripens slowly. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner The blue-black face was darker now and more leathery, as if the blood behind were running more sluggishly. The Return of Blue Pete After gorging on warm meat at night a wolf runs sluggishly the following day; his muscles lack snap and his wind is leaky, and a good horse can wear him down. The Yellow Horde The bodily processes were slowed down; the heart throbbed sluggishly, once every few minutes; thought ceased. The Penal Cluster Yes, there they go—a few hops, and they are rising sluggishly. In the Mahdi's Grasp Now we were below the edge of the pine woods, and our stream ran more sluggishly, between banks of cattails or of waving marsh grasses. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive The upturned schooner rolled sluggishly, and every now and then the water swashed across her cabin with extra impetus, making footing insecure. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 But as her head swept sluggishly round and she began, with apparent difficulty, to come-to, her mainmast went over the side, and she fell off again without having fired a single gun. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy They take the bait sluggishly at this season, but, on feeling the hook, wake up to their normal activity and fight gamely to the last. Woodcraft That is the typical state of the Himalayan rivers, though the same Jhelam above Báramúla is an exception, flowing there sluggishly through a very flat valley into a shallow lake. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir There are vast steppes, extensive plains, through which numerous streams roll sluggishly into the great lakes. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Here, another boat-boom carried away, as she sluggishly thrust her bulk out through the fleet; there an enameled hull raked by her rusty chain-plate bolts. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 All that was definitely ominous was the bank of black cloud lying sluggishly offshore. Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. The plump little body relaxed heavily, sluggishly on its side. The Justice of the King Her hind body may be seen tilling with the red blood, until it cries quits, and the insect withdraws its sting and flies sluggishly away. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses It was then, for much of its distance, rather a dismal stream, sluggishly winding through marshes lined with alders. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago There you find them winding by a thousand loops like the sinuosities of a great serpent, rolling sluggishly along, with waters red and turbid as though they were rivers of blood! The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness The northwestern, underpopulated half of Mexico was overrun, the Grass moving but sluggishly into the estados bordering the Gulf Coast. Greener Than You Think He slept the clock around, and waked and ate sluggishly, and went back to sleep again. The Pirates of Ersatz On the floor behind him Tawney moved sluggishly, trying to sit up. Gold in the Sky The water, seldom stationary for any long period, was at present running low and sluggishly between its red banks. At Fault A few belated ice cakes floated lazily in the current, and many uprooted snags reared their scraggly heads as they rolled sluggishly in the water. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest When they gathered sluggishly about a ground-car and began to lunch on it, the colonists did not believe. Attention Saint Patrick About him drifted a sizable cloud of station supplies, stirring sluggishly after his emergence. Far from Home She pulled at his bridle, and he turned sluggishly, but he would not advance. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Mac saw his errant flashlight out of the corner of his eye, its beam fastened on a collapsed screw driver while both swam sluggishly toward the inspection ladder. Tight Squeeze He thrust his arm forward into a more comfortable position and encountered a rock, and sluggishly through his benumbed faculties passed a train of associated ideas—rock, rock ledge, loup-cerviers, the boy! The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest An owl flew sluggishly up from the crumbling cupola, and hovered around our heads, uttering its doleful “woo-hoo-a,” that rendered the desolation of the scene more impressive. The Scalp Hunters It was in Farnsworth’s back yard, bouncing a little sluggishly on the grass. The Big Bounce The storm had ceased, though the seas still came rolling sluggishly on, dashing into foam as they reached the beach. The Rival Crusoes Under her heavy veil of black A languid sea sluggishly flows To some far land of forsaken dreams. Sandhya Songs of Twilight Almost touching their feet lapped the brown, bubble-dotted waters of the river, and close in, at a hand's reach from the bank, the logs passed sluggishly in the slow swing of the shore eddy. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest And through that prairie, meandering sluggishly to the ocean from the northeast, came the wide, deep River Placid. Masters of Space THE flare of the Flagg camp fires painted the mists luridly; the vapor rolled sluggishly through the tree tops and faded into the blackness of the night. Joan of Arc of the North Woods One errant loaf, rising more sluggishly than its fellows, was snagged by a thrusting claw. Bread Overhead As the night came on, the wind died away to a gentle breeze, that hardly ruffled the surface of the water, and urged the ships toward each other but sluggishly. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Sometimes his tides ran sluggishly, as in 'The Battle of Life,' for example, which has always seemed to me, at least, a most mawkish and unreal book. My Contemporaries In Fiction Then, after what seemed like a few hours, when a shield began sluggishly to form, Hilton transferred his probe to the mind of the Second Thinker, one Lord Ynos, and absorbed everything she knew. Masters of Space The boat floated sluggishly not more than fifty or sixty feet from the steep slope that rose to a considerable height. Prairie Flowers Further, he saw that now and then it creaked open a few inches, and swung sluggishly back. The Radiant Shell He awoke sluggishly and dragged himself into awareness. The Hills of Home With the two whaleboats out and towing, and with Carl-sen heaving the lead, the Kittiwake sluggishly entered a deep and narrow indentation. A Son Of The Sun An hour or more dragged by thus sluggishly, then a sudden shock, accompanied by a grinding noise, threw him partly off the stump. Chums of the Camp Fire Nearly half full, the boat floated lower and more sluggishly. Prairie Flowers What thoughts, what bitter regrets, what futile desires for another beginning may have moved sluggishly in that disintegrating brain, he carried with him into the magnificent vault which his widow erected on Lone Mountain. The Californians Anon, they fall asleep, drawing short and heavy breaths, which heave their huge sides up and down; but at the slightest noise they sluggishly unclose their eyes, and give another gentle grunt. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 He removed the small stopper from the calabash, and, as the sweet water gurgled into it, he saw the phosphorescent glimmer of a big fish, like a sea ghost, drift sluggishly by. A Son Of The Sun This rugged creature chanced to be rolling sluggishly along as if enjoying an evening saunter at the time when Tom approached. Twice Bought We were moving sluggishly on amid the fast rising seas, when I saw an object in the water, still at a considerable distance ahead. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book By-and-by, as Juno’s talk ran sluggishly, and the pipe required much picking and blowing, Clump got up to put by his work and light a lamp. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors Finally, however, the victory came sluggishly to the brave and deserving. Comic History of the United States Other fish, grotesque of form and colour, were brazenly indifferent, even when a big fish-shark drifted sluggishly along and sent the rock-cod scuttling for their favourite crevices. A Son Of The Sun The men moved sluggishly about their duties, with no elasticity in their steps; and even Jack and Adair, the briskest of the brisk, felt scarcely able to drag their feet after them. The Three Lieutenants For an instant she paused, half righted, moved sluggishly towards the shore. Priscilla's Spies Below the one on which we stood was a stream of water, flowing sluggishly along, scarcely twelve feet wide, and so shallow that we could see the bottom. Adventures in Australia This done, and the dirk secured so that it could not twist back, Syd turned to the gaping wound, from which the blood still welled, but sluggishly. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea |
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