Wondering how to use Sluggishness in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as lethargy or inactivity.
Sluggishness in a sentence
Sluggishness meaning
- The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
- The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Synonyms of Sluggishness
Using Sluggishness
- The main meaning on this page is: The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly. | The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
- Useful related words include: lethargy, inactivity, inactiveness, flatness.
- In the example corpus, sluggishness often appears in combinations such as: sluggishness in, sluggishness and, the sluggishness.
Context around Sluggishness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sluggishness
- In this selection, "sluggishness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, economic, expositional, unconfident, centralization and wore stand out and add context to how "sluggishness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an unconfident sluggishness and and prevents sluggishness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sluggishness" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sluggishness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The crisis of sluggishness, centralization, waste, and inefficiency. (8 words)
Lack of daylight is to blame for sluggishness and depression. (10 words)
But both teams got reinforcements as the week’s sluggishness wore off. (12 words)
Sluggishness in decision-making hurts people the courts are supposed to serve, like when a court delays ruling in a civil case where a family that has suffered damages must wait for money they are entitled to and desperately need. (40 words)
City’s sluggishness was in evidence again at the start of the second-half, when Lucas Ocampos skipped past Kyle Walker’s desperate lunge to set up En-Nesyri with a golden chance to double Sevilla’s lead. (38 words)
The sluggishness of Minkowitz’s schedule stands in sharp contrast to the efficiencies of state administrative law judges who heard legislative petition challenges this year within one business day and then made quick rulings. (34 words)
Example sentences (19)
August 27 – Wall Street Journal (Chelsey Dulaney and Eric Wallerstein): “Rising U.S. interest rates and China’s economic sluggishness are dealing a double blow to emerging markets.
City’s sluggishness was in evidence again at the start of the second-half, when Lucas Ocampos skipped past Kyle Walker’s desperate lunge to set up En-Nesyri with a golden chance to double Sevilla’s lead.
Lack of daylight is to blame for sluggishness and depression.
The sluggishness of Minkowitz’s schedule stands in sharp contrast to the efficiencies of state administrative law judges who heard legislative petition challenges this year within one business day and then made quick rulings.
As the interview gets under way, the play shakes off its early, expositional sluggishness.
It all eventually pays off but it’s initially paced with an unconfident sluggishness.
Sluggishness in decision-making hurts people the courts are supposed to serve, like when a court delays ruling in a civil case where a family that has suffered damages must wait for money they are entitled to and desperately need.
And this will only be exacerbated by the anticipated sluggishness of the Postal Service.
As soon as it does, you will notice the sluggishness and lagging are reduced.
Environmental groups are blasting the prolonged tax perks as a corporate handout, essentially rewarding refineries despite their sluggishness on a changeover that could slash tailpipe emissions along the polluted Wasatch Front.
However, it is important that the good – who are the majority – wake up from their sluggishness and do not accept being deceived by a minority of dishonest people with unavowable purposes.
Kenya dropped Independent Power Producers as private project partners in geothermal power production due to their perceived "sluggishness" in supporting government efforts to generate clean and cheaper energy.
The crisis of sluggishness, centralization, waste, and inefficiency.
But both teams got reinforcements as the week’s sluggishness wore off.
She said India remained the fastest growing economy despite the recent sluggishness, which was being addressed through measures based on feedback from the industry.
This sluggishness in approving this key reform has lowered expectations for investments and economic activity, which has led to a less favorable view on earnings growth.
While economic activities are showing signs of sluggishness, the policy makers are drawing solace from the fact that retail inflation remains in the comfort zone of the central bank.
Plan nutrient-rich snacks: Eating smaller, more frequent meals and snacks sustains energy levels and prevents sluggishness.
When we do find ourselves wanting it, what we are looking for is bodily sluggishness rather than personal security.
Common combinations with sluggishness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sluggishness in 4×
- sluggishness and 3×
- the sluggishness 2×
- sluggishness of 2×
- their sluggishness 2×
- of sluggishness 2×