slots

Example Sentences

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Residents lined up at the wooden lectern to speak in three-minute slots, many invoking the less-than-savory reputation man camps earned in Wyoming’s boom-and-bust past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

No front-runner: Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman and reality TV’s Spencer Pratt are locked in a three-way battle for the two top slots on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The more teams who get a bye to round three, the fewer slots there are for teams to come through round two.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Bessent added Washington would halt Iranian airlines' access to landing slots, refuelling and ticket sales, while allowing travel for religious pilgrimage and humanitarian reasons.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

I watch Elsie scribble Department of Magical Science as her top choice and then quickly fill in the other four slots.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston