Example sentences for: leisurely

How can you use “leisurely” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Léger captures a leisurely break from the battlefield routine, but his tin-can soldiers are still fully armored, and their cards suggest an equation between war and a game of chance.

  • Thus, Mr. Primakov's active pro-Iraqi diplomacy in the Middle East will be moderated, but Mr. Yeltsin's pursuit of a Chinese rapprochement to offset American influence will proceed at a leisurely pace."

  • ' It has appeared in such unlikely combinations as talkathon, walkathon, aquathon, ski-a-thon, bike-athon, birdathon, sell-athon, sale-athon, curl-a-thon (a `hairstyling extravaganza'), and even the seemingly unnecessary jogathon and runathon (denoting more leisurely or shorter races than a marathon).

  • Nestled around the walls of the Alcazar is the Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter, a picturesque maze of whitewashed houses, narrow lanes, and tiny shaded patios that invite leisurely exploration.

  • One of the most damning things that can be said about a script is that it is "episodic," meaning that it dawdles when it should accelerate, that the writer is less interested in the ruthless propulsion of the story than in leisurely details of tone and character.


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