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

Alexis Henderson was at work at an Amazon warehouse, more than an hour away, when she learned that the Borel fire was slicing through the mountains toward her home in Havilah.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Georgia was slicing apart the Australians, but it couldn’t finish off its chances.

From Washington Times • Sep. 9, 2023

It felt like tornado after tornado was slicing down her street.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Downstairs, Mum was watching the new breakfast TV on BBC1 and Julia was slicing a banana into her Alpen.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell