Example Sentences

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He had slit both pants legs to improve access to his legs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2020

Grey skirt suits had slit sleeves at the front and there were also herringbone-like dresses and coats.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2019

Some have fallen face down into the murk, others sideways, their lolling lines slouched and tortured as if some sinister puppet master had slit the strings.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2012

Septa Lemore had slit each garment apart, then sewn them back together, joining half of this to half of that to fashion a crude motley.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

I requested all those who had "slit herrin'" for breakfast to raise their hands.

From Cape Cod Folks by Greene, Sarah P. McLean