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Examples of sliver in a Sentence
Noun
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger.
Verb
carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Republican Rep. David Valadao’s victory in the 22nd District moved Republicans within two wins of retaining the House gavel as counting continued in a sliver of races across the country.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Kempczinski confirmed that slivered onions from the Taylor Farms Colorado Springs facility were likely the cause of the contamination.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The traditional lands of the Lenape, or People, encompassed modern-day New York City and much of southern New York state, eastern Pennsylvania, a sliver of the Delaware River and the entire state of New Jersey.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Republican Rep. David Valadao’s victory in the 22nd District moved Republicans within two wins of retaining the House gavel as counting continued in a sliver of races across the country.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that fresh, slivered onions are the likely source of an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's restaurants across multiple U.S. states, based on epidemiologic and traceback data.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Kempczinski confirmed that slivered onions from the Taylor Farms Colorado Springs facility were likely the cause of the contamination.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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