Get to know Slackened better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Slackened meaning
simple past and past participle of slacken
Using Slackened
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of slacken
- In the example corpus, slackened often appears in combinations such as: has slackened.
Context around Slackened
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slackened
- In this selection, "slackened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pace, fire, competition, off and somewhat stand out and add context to how "slackened" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arsenal had slackened off as and franchise and slackened competition sbi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slackened" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slackened
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Today, ‘never ’ has slackened into every now and then. (9 words)
On Tuesday night the wind fell somewhat, and on Wednesday the fire slackened. (13 words)
Damaged by the rain, the slackened crossbows had little effect on the English line. (14 words)
When beached or in shallow water the tiller was moved to the lower hole, the blade rope was slackened and the rudder head pulled up so the rudder could operate in shallow waters. (33 words)
Armed with a strong franchise and slackened competition, SBI aims to build on business momentum with focus on better-rated corporates. (21 words)
Cannabis regulation has slackened in recent years, including in the UK where medical cannabis has been legal since last October. (20 words)
Example sentences (9)
Today, ‘never ’ has slackened into every now and then.
Armed with a strong franchise and slackened competition, SBI aims to build on business momentum with focus on better-rated corporates.
Cannabis regulation has slackened in recent years, including in the UK where medical cannabis has been legal since last October.
However, Arsenal had slackened off, as they did having beaten Crystal Palace in twenty two minutes last month.
By the end of July, he had 37, but his pace slackened somewhat after that.
Damaged by the rain, the slackened crossbows had little effect on the English line.
I had but slackened your friend's leash, waiting for the proper moment to pull it taut.
On Tuesday night the wind fell somewhat, and on Wednesday the fire slackened.
When beached or in shallow water the tiller was moved to the lower hole, the blade rope was slackened and the rudder head pulled up so the rudder could operate in shallow waters.
Common combinations with slackened
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: