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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Guy Faulconbridge and Marina Bobrova, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
But don’t picture slivers of beef sizzling on the hibachi at Benihana.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
The multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders is officially over, according to officials.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Ukraine seized a sliver of western Russia in August as a bargaining chip, but its grip there is weakening, according to open-source maps of the war and Russian estimates.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Marina Bobrova, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
But don’t picture slivers of beef sizzling on the hibachi at Benihana.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
The company’s recent earnings report was impacted by an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on its Quarter Pounders, which sickened hundreds of customers.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2025
The multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions on McDonald's Quarter Pounders is officially over, according to officials.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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