chute

Example Sentences

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Subterranean bins have been built into the brick pavement on street corners, where residents can drop their bags into a chute above ground.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

“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

For readers who did not spend their days walking the factory floor or supervising the sorting of coal chunks sliding down a chute, an incisive picture would stand out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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

Hooper was playing with the silver cardboard model of the fort, rolling the marble down and letting it drop through the chute, over and over again.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill