Example sentences for: slackened

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

  • Despite the slackened selective constraints, mutations can still destroy the incipient functionality of a duplicated gene: for example, by introducing a premature stop codon or a mutation that destroys the structure of a major protein domain.

  • But it was interesting that just when the rain was falling hardest, and the day seemed gloomiest, stocks were selling off sharply, while by mid-afternoon, as the rain slackened and then disappeared, buyers came back into the market in force, so that the Nasdaq, for example, finished the day almost even.

  • The deal brings Russia the chance to flex its slackened superpower muscles, but at the cost of providing shelter to Belarus' destitute population, bankrupt government, and bone-dry economy.

  • P. 311: for slacked read slackened.


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