slice
noun
a thin, flat piece cut from something.
was slicing
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past progressiveof slice.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A Coast Guard vessel was slicing through the Atlantic Ocean, with its target in sight just a half mile away, when a realization set in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Georgia was slicing apart the Australians, but it couldn’t finish off its chances.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
The ball was slicing so far to right it was headed for the cart path, and then water that shouldn’t even be in play.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Justice Sotomayor said that was slicing things too finely.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2015
A full symphony orchestra was swelling out of the radio; their eldest sister Gwen was slicing onions and singing; their mother was bent broad-beamed and red-faced over an oven.
From "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper
