chute

Example Sentences

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General waste for Jackie's flat is sent down a chute into a large container in the bin store at one corner of the block.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Whitney, below the notorious “final 400” stretch, a dangerously steep chute along the route that is particularly challenging to navigate in the winter months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 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

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

Starry gropes after the material that's been yanked from her hands, but it falls out of reach and the whole quilt tumbles down the chute.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins