Examples of sliver in a Sentence
Noun
I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger.
Verb
carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
Small slivers of the population in cities, towns, and counties across the U.S., nearly every spring, are able to saddle their fellow residents with millions and in some cases billions of dollars worth of new tax and spending obligation.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in November that slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the probable source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to temporarily stop selling the menu item.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
With a tiny sliver of activist voters holding the same power to deny a candidate an office as a majority of the broad general electorate, the incentives for bipartisanship have all but disappeared in most states and districts.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
Small slivers of the population in cities, towns, and counties across the U.S., nearly every spring, are able to saddle their fellow residents with millions and in some cases billions of dollars worth of new tax and spending obligation.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
Crushed pistachios, slivered almonds and two blackberries spread over a silky custard awash with sweet, nutty flavor.
—Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in November that slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the probable source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to temporarily stop selling the menu item.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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