slowpoke
Example Sentences
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Jones, the first-round draft pick, had trouble hanging onto the ball at times, but he had a strong arm and was no slowpoke, like Manning.
From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019
Gov. Newsom kept her on as leader of a “strike team” to reform the slowpoke Department of Motor Vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2019
And what is with all the slowpoke drivers in town with “Oregon” license plates?
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2019
After an asteroid crashed into the earth 66 million years ago, triggering a mass extinction, it would have been harder for slowpoke reproducers like dinosaurs to recover.
From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2017
“You’ve gone from slowpoke to safety hazard in one day.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
