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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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
To be clear, when tallying the human cost of these guns-everywhere laws, political assassinations make up a tiny sliver.
—John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
McDonald's recently added a new burger to the Value Menu—the Daily Double burger, which comes with two beef patties, American cheese, shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and tomato.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Noun
Despite being only a sliver in size, the tachocline is believed to be the engine room of the un’s magnetic activity.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
To be clear, when tallying the human cost of these guns-everywhere laws, political assassinations make up a tiny sliver.
—John Feinblatt, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 104 people in 14 states developed E. coli infections after eating McDonald’s items that contained fresh, slivered onions.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
McDonald's recently added a new burger to the Value Menu—the Daily Double burger, which comes with two beef patties, American cheese, shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and tomato.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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