sliver

Example Sentences

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Looking closely, I spied a thin black outline between the car and the building, a sliver of the car’s original background.

From Los Angeles Times

Mom pockets the cash again, looking abashed at Andre’s rejection, and I foolishly feel a sliver of hope that she’s beginning to understand our situation.

From Literature

The excursion the cruise line touted the most, though, was a hot new beach club on a 17-acre sliver of Paradise Island.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And I need to use the bathroom,” I added, saving a sliver of my previous plan.

From Literature

Cold chicken, cold cornbread, sliced tomatoes with thin slivers of onion on top, and her sour pickles.

From Literature