snail-paced

In The Lodger an ominous character paced the floor, which Hitchcock constructed of glass.

It is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.

“The good news is everything is really fast paced on the Internet,” she said.

Most days, I might as well be studying some obscure species of sea snail.

The novel is a tautly paced thriller, but it also packs a searing satire of the much-ballyhooed modern world we live in.

It was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.

I joined him without speaking, and in silence we paced side by side for another quarter of an hour.

At a little distance from them, Garnache paced up and down to keep himself warm.

But Harris, exhausted and shaken as he was to the very core, paced by his side, only half listening.

The green damp hung upon the low walls, and the tracks of the snail and slug glistened in the light; but all was still as death.