slush pile
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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McCarthy’s novel wound up in the slush pile at Random House, alongside thousands of other unsolicited typescripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
If someone pitched that story it would likely be thrown in the slush pile as hack work.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2024
“Home Alone,” another kiddie comedy from the slush pile of John Hughes, isn’t a cartoon movie in the way that, say, “Dick Tracy” is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
An editor at St. Martin’s Press found it in the slush pile.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
His primary duty is pawing through the slush pile looking for unlikely masterpieces with titles like “The Igloo Lover,” “I, Barbarian” and “Mary M.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2021
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