Example Sentences

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It will slice a diagonal line from the southwest to the northeast across North America, briefly plunging communities along the track into darkness.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

“It’s not a fixed-span bridge. It’s a movable bridge and sometimes gets stuck. It causes trains not to cross the bridge,” Bose said, adding that fixing it will slice delays and upgrade riders’ experience.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022

However, Sami reindeer herders say the mine will slice up their herding district, and that more animals will be killed in road accidents if local infrastructure is expanded for bigger trucks and machines.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022

"Subway will slice meat in the mornings and in the afternoons, rather than slice the meat to order like fast-growing rival Jersey Mike's," Maze wrote.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2022

Once charged, and kept freely supplied with oil, a slitting wheel will slice a considerable number of pieces of any precious stone less hard than diamond, and will do so with considerable rapidity.

From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram