How to Use slit in a Sentence

slit

1 of 2 noun

• 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
• The sleeveless piece featured a scoop neckline and two high leg slits.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Aug. 2023

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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
• But then, an officer withdrew a knife and slit her throat.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2022
• Others slit their own throats, cut off their own hands, jumped from windows.
  — Kristen Green, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024