chute

Example Sentences

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The paratrooper, outfitted with a cheap plastic chute, never lived up to his promise, even if deployed from the second floor of a school classroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

“Someone might have stolen my spot because they ran down a 3,000-meter ski chute where gravity is helping you,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

After a nervy 30 minutes, firemen finally freed the parachutist and his chute to big cheers from the crowd.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

I’m up on the balls of my feet, and my eyes are laser-locked on the feed chute.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner