Below you will find example sentences with "slow motion". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Slow Motion in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: slow
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.6 words

Words in this phrase

slow motion

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • slow can mean: Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed. Frequent word
  • motion can mean: A change whereby something goes from one place to another; a state of progression from one place to another; a change of position with re... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

almost in slow motion 1× better in slow motion pic 1× bordering on slow motion as well 1× both slow motion and slomo 1× clips in slow motion to see 1× everything was slow motion when he 1× for its slow motion shots sfn 1× geinocide in slow motion 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a former music 1× ad s catch 1× both slow motion 1× channel 5 s 1× during his last 1× footage released by 1×

Common sentence endings:

in slow motion 4× allowing fast action 1× and recognized term 1× arts television series 1× close up shots 1× gratuitous slow motion 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

shots 6× action 3× video 2× videos 2× used 2× effect 2× film 2× shooting 2× fast 2× camera 2× close 2× everything 2×

Related phrases

slow down motion picture motion pictures stop motion slow pace slow start too slow slow cooker

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around slow:

slow down 20× slow pace 9× slow start 9× too slow 8× slow cooker 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

slow down slow cooker slot machines slightly less slightly higher slightly different

Just after it in the phrase index:

slow pace slow start small amount small amounts small blind small boats

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

slow down slow pace slow start slow cooker

Same ending:

stop motion

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "slow motion" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as almost in slow motion, better in slow motion pic, shots, action and video stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with slow down, motion picture, motion pictures, slow down, slow pace and slow start, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with slow motion

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

AD's catch looks even better in slow motion pic. (10 words)

I predict the whole EV transition is a slow motion epic fail. (12 words)

The child went white as she watched the pieces tumble to ground almost in slow motion. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

A former music video director, in which everything has to be eye-catching, he made the natural leap to cinema, where his eye for a camera angle, close-up shots, slow motion, and explosions made for a thrilling visceral experience. (40 words)

The film is also noted for its slow motion shots.sfn Riefenstahl played with the idea of slow motion, underwater diving shots, extremely high and low shooting angles, panoramic aerial shots, and tracking system shots for allowing fast action. (39 words)

The Chinese consider the release of Fukushima contaminated water is a conspiracy to poison Chinese people through consumption of sea food intention of endangering their health, the water is a weapon of mass geinocide in slow motion. (37 words)

Question examples

Channel 5's Murder in Slow Motion: Who was Clare Bernal and what happened to her killer? (17 words)

Example sentences (20)

Though Slow Motion Frame Video Player app does not exactly let you shoot slow-motion videos or convert existing ones, it can be used to playback HD/SD videos in slow-motion.

Both “slow motion” and “slomo” refer to the effect of slowing down time in film-making, with “slow motion” being the more commonly used and recognized term.

The film is also noted for its slow motion shots.sfn Riefenstahl played with the idea of slow motion, underwater diving shots, extremely high and low shooting angles, panoramic aerial shots, and tracking system shots for allowing fast action.

The slow motion action sequences were originally referred to as " Kung Fu slow motion" in popular culture (due to its usage in the 1970s martial arts television series).

His slow motion, fast motion, and other camera techniques were a way to dissect the image, Mikhail Kaufman stated in an interview.

In Tezuka's "cinematographic" technique, the panels are like a motion picture that reveals details of action bordering on slow motion as well as rapid zooms from distance to close-up shots.

AD's catch looks even better in slow motion pic.

A former music video director, in which everything has to be eye-catching, he made the natural leap to cinema, where his eye for a camera angle, close-up shots, slow motion, and explosions made for a thrilling visceral experience.

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Footage released by state media even had the moment he walked across the site in slow motion with the hunkering missile behind him.

He tried watching the clips in slow motion, to see how Hoskins cut himself, but that offered no clarity.

I’d say it’s a slow motion car crash but it’s more like a monster truck rally and Harper is a pile of old bangers.

I predict the whole EV transition is a slow motion epic fail.

Knuckles and elbows meet abdomens, faces and teeth, one of which shoots out a thug's mouth in gratuitous slow motion.

Leicester City's freefall from Premier League grace took many outsiders by surprise last season - but for Foxes fans - they saw it happening in slow motion.

The child went white as she watched the pieces tumble to ground almost in slow motion.

The Chinese consider the release of Fukushima contaminated water is a conspiracy to poison Chinese people through consumption of sea food intention of endangering their health, the water is a weapon of mass geinocide in slow motion.

The owner of a Mesquite, Texas, Cash4Gold store says “everything was slow motion” when he had to draw his gun and exchanged gunfire with alleged robbers.

This scene needs slow motion and another special effect; these are all things directors plan out in their minds and with their team before shooting.

Channel 5's Murder in Slow Motion: Who was Clare Bernal and what happened to her killer?

During his last months, he had recorded “Slow Motion,” an ode to grinding hips and, to maximize its publicity, had his friend Juvenile add a verse and include it on his upcoming album.

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