slit

Example Sentences

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Her only contact with other humans is a slit through which she can hear daily mass, save for Marte, the low-ranking Beguine assigned to deliver her meals and empty her slop bucket.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Doctors did not expect Roy Daines to live past childhood after being born with a heart problem and a slit in his left lung.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Female cicadas make long slits in twigs, laying 20 eggs in each slit, up to 600 eggs in total.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2024

And yet, even though the "Game of Thrones" alum's dress did have a slit, her comments are still valid.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2024

The Grand High Witch must have slit open the mattress and put all the bottles inside and then sewn it all up again.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl