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

“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

The caves are located under an avalanche chute and are extremely dangerous.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Opposite them, the impressors from northern Deliene waited while their boy stood silently in the chute below.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee