slab

Example Sentences

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Schovsbo, opens a box to show me a grainy green slab drilled from the seafloor.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Hearing the crackle of a small flame — that slightly charred, earthy smell — while a slab of pork fat pops in the cooking kettle, slowly melting down as the base for tonight’s sauce.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

One potentially distracting difference between the surfaces: you don’t catch your own reflection in a slab of stone or see what’s going on behind it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

"It had been assumed that faults follow the leading edge of the subducting slab, but this example deviates from that," Materna said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

Grandpa slides a big cheesy slab from the pan and slaps it down on a Chinet plate.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti