How to Use slit in a Sentence

slit

1 of 2 noun
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  • You could see through the slit in the fence.
  • The skirt has a slit on one side.
  • The skirt draped to the floor and featured a thigh high slit.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 16 July 2023
  • The gray leather gown has a slit at the back right at the hem and a plunging neckline at the front.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Make sure the fold is crisp. Cut a straight slit at the top on one side of the black paper.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 31 May 2023
  • Start with a small paper cup, and cut a slit into the side.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • From the collared neckline to the front slit to the belt waist to the side pockets, there’s so much to love.
    — Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The black long-sleeve landed mid thigh, with two slits on each side.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The actress wore a high-slit gown that opened near her hip, with a pretty bow on the front.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • She was held at knife point dozens of times and threatened to have her throat slit.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The structured style falls above the knee and has side slits and two front patch pockets.
    — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Once the shell opens slightly, use the knife to work your way around the slit to detach the top from the bottom shell.
    — Odette Williams, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The secret finishing touch: the thigh-high slit that gives a flash of leg.
    — Minna Shim, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Dec. 2022
  • This Bay View launch has two slits and a good-size parking lot.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 27 July 2023
  • Jennifer Lopez wore a dress with the riskiest type of high slit—one right in the middle—with ease.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The look featured spaghetti straps, and a small slit in the short skirt over one thigh, and the front was covered with bows.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The skirt of her premiere look included a deep slit and a short train.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • More slits mean more openings through which nerves can run.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The design of the garment was a mix of retro and modern, with the high neckline and slit that stopped at the top of her right leg.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2023
  • Use a box cutter to cut a slit that runs the entire length of each piece of pool noodle.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • But the government seems to prefer head-to-toe burqa, with slits for eyes.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Jan. 2024
  • With a hand on her hip and her bare leg stretched out through the slit in her dress, the actress made quite a statement.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • This one from Madewell has just enough edge thanks to the dramatic, knee-high slit up one side.
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Nicole's dress featured a high slit that cut out a portion of the skirt and exposed her legs.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The dress’s detailing is superb with slits on the sleeve right where the rapper’s hand is.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The stent-like device is threaded through a small slit in the neck up through the jugular vein and pushed into the brain.
    — WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Instead, the woman in plaid pants had the face of an unbaked biscuit with a slit for a mouth.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • On a cutting board, slice an angled slit at the very top of one potato.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The black halter-neck dress included a sheer bodice, an open back, and a side slit.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Nov. 2022
  • With tie straps, a waist-tie, ruffle hem, and a side slit, the square-neck dress has all kinds of beautiful design details.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
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slit

2 of 2 verb
  • I slit the bag open at the top.
  • The bag of seeds had been slit open.
  • He had been shot in the head, stabbed 27 times and his throat was slit.
    — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 6 July 2018
  • The women drew knives, grabbed the sheep by their chins and slit their throats.
    — David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
  • With a knife, slit open the hot eggplant and transfer to the colander.
    — Jill Gibson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • When the cow was captured, Musaed slit its throat in the parking lot.
    — Abigail Brone, courant.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Wear the pullover, with its bell sleeves and slit in the back, over leggings for long-haul flights.
    — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2022
  • How many starved to death, how many slit their own throats, how many tried to mutiny, how many walked the plank.
    — Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • Set the pan aside and let the peppers cool on the rack, slit side down, so any liquid drains away.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Those young orcas’ bodies were slit open, filled with rocks, and sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
    — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Use a sharp knife to cut three deep (to the bone), diagonal slits on both sides of the fish.
    — Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The high slits at the bottom of the suit also work to reveal her miles of sculpted legs.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 June 2023
  • The thumb slits on the women’s model keep the sleeves in place when putting on a shell or under gloves.
    — Lindsey Lapointe, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Plus, drainage slits allow the Catamount 2 to shed water like a champ.
    — Men's Health, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Wisdom Kaye had to slice long slits in the back of his pair after trying them on for the first time.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Vann tried to drive off and fought back, but Dillbeck stabbed her more than 20 times and slit her throat, court records show.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Earlier this week, Lopez stepped out in a skimpy white crop top and blue maxi skirt with a slit up-to-there.
    — Christina Oehler, Health.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Brush the top crust with egg wash, sprinkle with turbinado sugar, cut slits to vent the steam.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
  • That was, until someone slit her throat in her own car.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Mademba had begged Alfa to put him out of his misery and slit his throat.
    — Star Tribune, 8 Jan. 2021
  • Soon, a throat has been slit, the death setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Police said the teen was standing by a soda machine when Adams stabbed him in the back and slit his throat.
    — CBS News, 11 July 2019
  • Mitchell then slit the girl’s throat, crushed her head with 20-pound rocks, and severed and buried both victims’ heads and hands.
    — Tribune News Service, al, 25 July 2019
  • The mom of one showed up to the black-tie event in a sequin Balmain gown with padded shoulders and a butt-grazing thigh slit.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Using the paring knife, cut a small (¾-inch) slit in the center of each pie to allow steam to escape.
    — Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Use a table knife to make the insertion slits into the mix and stick the cuttings about halfway in.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The wrap front complements a variety of chest sizes and the side slits add an extra flare.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Winston Churchill once called him the handsomest man who ever slit a throat.
    — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Brink tells Marie that someone's gotta take the fall for slitting the woman's throat in the first place, and the only one caught on video was Marie.
    — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The oversized short-sleeve top is designed with an on-trend high-low hem and a pocket, while the flowy pants feature side slits for even easier range of motion.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024

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