Example Sentences

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It’s an admirable acknowledgement of those behind the scenes, slotting film reels into the Dryden’s 75-year-old projectors, summoning shimmering worlds before our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The machines will excavate and construct the tunnel as they move, slotting concrete segments into place.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

It took just five minutes for the French superstar to open the scoring, slotting home from just inside the area after Fede Valverde knocked on Mastantuono's cut-back.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The answer, the Dodgers decided over the last two days, was yes, slotting Ohtani in as an opener in front of bulkman Ben Casparius for Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

A little apart from them, an old woman was heading arrows: slotting needle-fine flakes of flint into the shafts, then gluing them in place with a paste of pine.blood and beeswax.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver