How to Use slide in a Sentence

slide

1 of 2 verb

• He slid across the ice.
• He slid the bottle across the table.
• The firefighters slid down the pole to their trucks.
• Her purse slid out of her hands.
• The strap of her dress kept sliding down.
• She slid the paper under the door.
• Slide your finger along the seam.
• She slid into the booth beside us.
• The door slides open easily.
• Cars were slipping and sliding all over the roads during the snowstorm.
• Then the fork is slid back out.
  — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
• Boys’ scores slid there, too — just not as steeply.
  — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
• As the door rolled shut, Shane slid in.
  — John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
• The stock has slid 18% in the past three months.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
• Putts that had been falling slid past the cup.
  — Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
• Adults are welcome to climb and slide too.
  — Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• One who can tip the scales and slide white to gray and gray to felony.
  — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
• There’s still time for things to slide sideways.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
• Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.
  — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
• Pop on a lid, slide it into the fridge, and you’re done.
  — Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
• Keller slid the puck across the crease to Schmaltz at the back door.
  — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
• Nvidia shares slid about 2% before the bell.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
• My backside slid down the side of the car and sat on the dusty ground.
  — Mike Postalakis, Spin, 5 Sep. 2023
• Shares slid more than 5% in the wake of the report.
  — Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
• Benedet slid into Jones’ spot on the left.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Beal showed me how to clip onto the zip line, then slid across with ease.
  — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
• Cruz was ready for it and came charging off the mound and slid to snag the ball.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• Johnson went first and slid the puck through Silovs’ pads.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
• Throw them in the top rack, and those sharp edges slip and slide against each other.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• Every once in a while a man wearing a badge slid the gate open.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023

slide

2 of 2 noun

• More blood to add to his slides.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
• And dive off the top of the slide.
  — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
• Around them, the dancers spin and slide.
  — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• Pause to look at your slides or notes.
  — Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• Then the slow, sad slide to a stop.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
• Mic tricks, dips, splits, slides, the whole thing.
  — Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
• The Knights snapped a five-game slide.
  — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
• This isn't the kind of trust that shows up on a slide deck.
  — John Ganem, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• No word yet on how many of them will give the slide a try.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
• Most coaches let these slide by.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• Build a water blob or a slip 'n slide.
  — Parents, 11 June 2026
• The market may have been primed for a slide.
  — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
• Try slide sandals or flip-flops.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
• The Broncs stopped a five-game slide with the win.
  — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
• Next, load your slide or filmstrip.
  — David English, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
• Just sit down and enjoy the ride (or slide).
  — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
• Replace slide decks with voice dreams.
  — Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
• None of them has been able to reverse the slide.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
• But back to the shoes that are both slippers and slides.
  — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Mar. 2026
• His thumbs slide over her shoulders to give a quick rub.
  — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
• There were bloodied cloths and sheets near the slide.
  — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 26 June 2026
• Most slides are cleared and fixed within a few days or weeks.
  — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
• This brings us back to the room where the slide already said it.
  — Mohamed Al Hashemi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• The slide that hit them was about the length of a football field.
  — Annette McGivney, Outside, 19 Feb. 2026
• The green tube slide and the yellow short one were closed as well.
  — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
• Gramps like him, baby, they were born to run (and slide).
  — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
• Has the slide down the backside of the hill even come to a stop yet?
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
• On one slide, a nail tore his faux-leather pants from thigh to ankle.
  — Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
• Dress it up or down with a maxi skirt and sandals or shorts and slides.
  — Aashna Gheewalla, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
• The next slide is a montage of famous faces.
  — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026