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Example sentences for "slow stages"

  • He reached London, by slow stages, at the end of May, and proposed to be in his place in the House on the 4th of June.

  • Despairing of recovery, he was removed by slow stages to Waterford--which would seem to indicate that his communications both with Cork and Limerick were impracticable--but died before reaching the first mentioned city.

  • A few days later we began to move on towards the Rhine by slow stages, giving the German Army time to get back.

  • We went on with the cavalry into many villages and small towns, by slow stages, the infantry following behind in strength, with guns and transport.

  • Hoping to be benefited by a change of air, he set out to travel by slow stages to one of his castles among the mountains of Upper Austria.

  • The infirm emperor, traveling by slow stages, succeeded in reaching Znaim.

  • Saddened in spirit, and feeble in body, he undertook a journey, by slow stages, to his hereditary dominions in Switzerland.

  • A fortnight later Charles left Brussels, taking Prince John with him, and travelled by slow stages to Regensburg, where the Imperial Diet was opened in May.

  • They travelled by slow stages, resting at Namur, Luxembourg, Thionville, and Metz.

  • This he refused to do, and travelled on by slow stages to Compiègne, hoping to obtain another audience there.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "slow stages" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    cannot explain; cast out; collective security; horse manure; kilometers north; large birds; nice young; popular literature; reason whatever; slow cooking; slow down; slow fire; slow growth; slow movement; slow oven; slow pace; slow process; slow stages; slow step; slowly and; slowly said; spent three; this process; travelled over; vice president; would look