slot

Example Sentences

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Then there’s the energy-saving move where you need to put your keycard into a slot to activate the lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

At the Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow, I was thrilled to see a keycard already in the slot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The team didn’t have a pick until the No. 21 overall slot in the second round, but the Sparks still ended up with South Carolina guard Ta’Niya Latson.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The punk duo was slated to perform on Saturday at 3 p.m., but former White Stripes frontman Jack White is stepping in and taking the duo’s time slot in the Mojave tent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It was made from a very small gourd with the pointed end of a twig sticking out from the narrow side and a fan-shaped bit of bark wedged into a slot on the opposite end.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez