sliver

Example Sentences

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Only a tiny sliver of ChatGPT’s users pay for the service, meaning that OpenAI doesn’t generate revenue for a large chunk of its inference costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Twenty20 cricket is a game of small margins, but it's also one in which you need a sliver of luck to thrive.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

When it’s raining, it’s tempting to mistake a sliver of blue sky for a change in the weather.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

This week, Michelle is supporting Cedric — just a sliver, she said, of the way he has supported her.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

I sit in the dark, a sliver of light from the hallway slashed across my bed.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson