The river ran sluggishly, and skin ice formed in the quiet eddies.

This particular spring had not been attended to in some time and ran sluggishly, the surface covered with fallen vegetation.

Underneath it the creek ran sluggishly, only a few inches deep, over a bed of black alluvial mud.

"Surely you don't believe me," I murmured, the words running together sluggishly.

The other had been shot out and thick green fluid was running sluggishly down his cheek.

Blood ran sluggishly from wounds that hadn't had a chance to heal.

They ran sluggishly as a group and passed the baton cautiously.

Hot blood ran sluggishly down his arm and dripped off his elbow.

Ellen's spirit was low this morning; her blood ran sluggishly; she had to fight a mournful tendency to feel sorry for herself.

Hundreds of feet beneath me the wide river ran sluggishly.