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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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Yet the growing dependence on a small sliver of consumers at the top carries risks.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Water chestnuts, slivered almonds, and crisp potato chips add plenty of texture and flavor to this warm version of classic chicken salad.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025
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Noun
On third-and-11 in the first quarter, Iamaleava spotted a sliver of daylight that wasn’t there a blink before and turned it into a 22-yard jailbreak up the gut, gliding past white jerseys.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Yet the growing dependence on a small sliver of consumers at the top carries risks.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Oct. 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
Water chestnuts, slivered almonds, and crisp potato chips add plenty of texture and flavor to this warm version of classic chicken salad.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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