slate

Example Sentences

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The blackboard wasn’t anything as grand as slate.

From Literature

Fa’s knife was beautiful and deadly, with a blade of banded blue slate shaped like a willow leaf, and a haft of red deer antler that was bound with elk sinew for a better grip.

From Literature

The deal is slated to close by the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

On March 9, a federal appeals court order formally ended the plan, which the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act was slated to sunset by 2028.

From Salon

Now, with its slate clean, the Trojans had a new rallying cry ahead of the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times