Example Sentences

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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

In the resulting paintings, the small photographic moments are reduced to tiny slivers emerging from the paint, playing a delightful game of hide-and-seek.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

The ants typically spend their days harvesting slivers of leaves, which they use to grow expansive fungal gardens that serve as both food and shelter.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

I was trying to picture myself taking the first slivers off this perfect piece of wood.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech