slash

Example Sentences

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Paul slash Harrison is always just a little smarter than you.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In the longer term, high oil prices risk pushing consumers into habits that slash their oil use, or could trigger a recession that hurts demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Amazon — which is the USPS’s biggest customer, accounting for 1 billion packages shipped annually — had threatened to slash its deliveries through the Postal Service by two-thirds or more, Reuters reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Lithuania announced it would slash the price of domestic train tickets by half to provide travellers some respite from soaring fuel prices triggered by the war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The angle of the climbing sun snuck a slash of rays under the edges of its wings, shining a jagged shimmer along the sharp tips of the huge metal feathers.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor