chute

Example Sentences

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Food waste is not separated or recycled, but instead is put down the same chute.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

LEXINGTON, Neb.—Wet concrete slid down the cement truck’s chute, marking Ramon Prado’s latest construction project in his adopted hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

There are realms of adulthood I just can’t get to, because every time I climb a ladder of effort, I fall down a chute of impulsivity.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

If he hadn’t put his hand in the mail chute, his fiancee might have stayed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

He sprinted back to the one-eyed witch, opened her hump, heaved himself inside, and slid down to meet his bag at the bottom of the stone chute.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling