How to Use sliver in a Sentence

sliver

1 of 2 noun
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  • I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger.
  • But there is a sliver of hope as things start to ease a bit and gas prices drop.
    — Cherie Saunders, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The cushioned footbed and the sliver of a heel will make these super easy to wear.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The videos captured a sliver of the night sky visible through the gap in the cabin.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Add that to the fact that only a sliver of gamers are playing games on a blockchain.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Walter jumps up, a tiny sliver of fluff in a red sweater, his ear cocked.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Perhaps that was where there was a small sliver of hope for the Rangers on Thursday.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The film presents this as simply the way things are among a certain rarefied sliver of the Hong Kong elite.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
  • Is it meant for all humankind or for only a sliver of us?
    — The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Michigan nearly made a big error on the first play of the game, but was bailed out by a few slivers of grass.
    — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Tiny slivers of glass glinted on the hardwood floors, on the armchair next to the fireplace and on the tray atop an ottoman.
    — Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 13 May 2023
  • The lane would take out a sliver of the 6-acre dog park, according to city officials.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • This really was the last chance for any kind of sliver of doubt to creep into the best picture race.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The black satin skirt fell to just above Kendall's ankles, showing off a sliver of sheer black tights and a pair of slingback heels.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 19 Dec. 2022
  • It’s made with fresh fruit and tastes just like a bowl of fresh strawberries with a few slivers of banana.
    — Lisa Lopez, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Still, that’s a very small sliver of the $88 billion industry.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Caution around the fibers is necessary to avoid injury from the slivers.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 June 2023
  • This sliver of an island sits about 45 miles north of Cuba.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Beyond that, setting aside a sliver of your cash for a rainy day is prudent.
    — Suchita Nayar, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • There even was the slightest sliver of black eyeliner right at her lash line.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The cause is just, but — a bare sliver of silver lining — also just a little bit fun.
    — Vulture, 5 May 2023
  • If that wasn’t enough to drive the message home that these two are hanging out, Chelsea’s photo features a sliver of a white man’s arm.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The sliver of dark brown transitioned into her lighter caramel brown hair.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 11 July 2023
  • What about the farmers who use about 80 percent of the Colorado River, compared with the sliver Las Vegas gets?
    — Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Early risers may catch the sliver of a crescent moon on the eastern horizon with bright Venus sparkling above it.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • If Carrefour-Feuilles should fall into gang control, the fear is the sliver of Port-au-Prince that has remained out of the gangs’ hands will soon fall as well.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
  • But there is a sliver of hope for the butter substitute: Prices were down 0.6% on a monthly basis in April.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • Then, in the 1980s, trail officials began working to purchase a sliver of land that felt wilder.
    — Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
  • This weekend, the barrister stepped out in a sequined coord that revealed a sliver of skin (just above) the navel.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Much of his work stayed in his descendants’ hands and just a sliver of it ended up in French museums.
    — Catherine Gaschka, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
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sliver

2 of 2 verb
  • Toasted sliced, slivered, or chopped whole almonds can be used in place of the hazelnuts.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad.
    — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • So walnut halves will take longer than slivered or sliced almonds.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
  • To finish the dish, it's garnished with house made roasted sirrachi peanuts for crunch, slivered scallions and sesame seeds.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2019
  • But they were born this way, with the translucent noodles designed to spring and coil, trapping spice and chile paste and slivered vegetables.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • To get this striped look, place two horizontal strips of tape over your nail, leaving just a slivered gap between them, then paint the gap with a pale shade.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 7 May 2019
  • Sliced or slivered almonds, pine nuts and skinned hazelnuts should be a nice golden or honey color.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Pig ears are slivered and fried into crisp-chewy tendrils that are woven with watercress and pickled onion and piled on creamy pecan butter.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 22 June 2017
  • The sequined serpent that slivered up her Alexander McQueen gown shimmered.
    — Vogue, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Serve a main dish plant protein burger with a generous portion of green beans topped with toasted, slivered almonds.
    — NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019
  • This classic Portuguese soup delivers big flavor and plenty of nutrition thanks to a pound of slivered kale.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Translucent wafers of Korean fluke are wrapped in kelp to cure; sayori (needlefish) is slivered and marinated in soy; and tender lobes of rich uni are glazed with miso.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
  • Other additions to balance the bitterness may be blood orange segments, mâche leaves, some slivered fennel bulb or crumbled blue cheese.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2017
  • Waldman usually serves this slow-cooker Indian dish with white rice and slivered almonds but says warm naan bread is good alternative.
    — Chris Ross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 May 2017
  • Mixing his dough and slivering vegetables, Nyma uses beef or chicken as filling.
    — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Peaches are fantastic grilled, added to garden salads, transformed into salsa, or slivered into slaw.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • If New Orleans is an aging beauty queen drunk on the fumes of her glorious past, Plaquemines Parish, to the southeast, is plain old sloshed — not to mention saturated, striated, slivered and surrounded by water.
    — Jennifer Moses, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The protein pancakes mix traditional batter with blueberries, granola, slivered almonds and cinnamon.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 7 May 2018
  • Toasted sliced, slivered, or chopped whole almonds can be used in place of the hazelnuts.
    — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Seed and sliver the peppers and drizzle with oil, vinegar and chopped fresh herbs to serve as a salad.
    — Steven Raichlen New York Times, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • So walnut halves will take longer than slivered or sliced almonds.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
  • To finish the dish, it's garnished with house made roasted sirrachi peanuts for crunch, slivered scallions and sesame seeds.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2019
  • But they were born this way, with the translucent noodles designed to spring and coil, trapping spice and chile paste and slivered vegetables.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2017
  • To get this striped look, place two horizontal strips of tape over your nail, leaving just a slivered gap between them, then paint the gap with a pale shade.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 7 May 2019
  • Sliced or slivered almonds, pine nuts and skinned hazelnuts should be a nice golden or honey color.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Pig ears are slivered and fried into crisp-chewy tendrils that are woven with watercress and pickled onion and piled on creamy pecan butter.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 22 June 2017
  • The sequined serpent that slivered up her Alexander McQueen gown shimmered.
    — Vogue, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Serve a main dish plant protein burger with a generous portion of green beans topped with toasted, slivered almonds.
    — NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019
  • This classic Portuguese soup delivers big flavor and plenty of nutrition thanks to a pound of slivered kale.
    — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Translucent wafers of Korean fluke are wrapped in kelp to cure; sayori (needlefish) is slivered and marinated in soy; and tender lobes of rich uni are glazed with miso.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017

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