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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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
So when scientists discovered slivers of much older continental crust surrounded by younger oceanic material, something didn’t add up.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Nov. 2025
Pimiento, slivered almonds, potato chips, mayonnaise, and sour cream come together to create a delightful, slightly sweet, tad crunchy, definitely creamy twist on the chicken salad of our dreams.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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Noun
To hunt for these slivers of a second, the United States Olympic speedskating team has put traditional analytics on ice and turned to a new tool powered by artificial intelligence to simulate skaters’ complex aerodynamics.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
So when scientists discovered slivers of much older continental crust surrounded by younger oceanic material, something didn’t add up.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Walnuts or slivered almonds would be great here as well.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Nov. 2025
Pimiento, slivered almonds, potato chips, mayonnaise, and sour cream come together to create a delightful, slightly sweet, tad crunchy, definitely creamy twist on the chicken salad of our dreams.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Sliver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliver. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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