sliver
noun
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
slivers
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pluralof sliver.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Not one of the galleries has a skylight, although some have one or two slender slits atop the walls that admit weak slivers of borrowed light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Alongside heaping plates of spiced rice — filled with generous chunks of tender mutton and buttery marrow and slivers of fried golden onions — were bowls of a humble condiment.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
It also sees its role of defending Thailand's territorial claims as a sacred one, even though this conflict is about tiny slivers of mostly unpopulated land.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Published as “Calder Gardens: Drawings and Texts by Jacques Herzog,” they show how he began by thinking in terms of fragments, little slivers of space in which the sculpture would act as if on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
I look through the vent, and in the slivers of light I can see pieces of a curved stairwell.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
