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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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The documents just made public were a sliver of potentially millions of pages records in the department’s possession.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Nov. 2025
More mint chocolate is joined by toasted coconut, praline, slivered almonds, gingersnaps, and continued rye spice.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Wood laminate pews from the 1960s were peeling, so that slivers of wood caught on clothing.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The documents just made public were a sliver of potentially millions of pages records in the department’s possession.
—Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
Walnuts or slivered almonds would be great here as well.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Nov. 2025
More mint chocolate is joined by toasted coconut, praline, slivered almonds, gingersnaps, and continued rye spice.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sliver
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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