the slots

Example Sentences

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The way the system works, it is almost certain one of the ‘big’ leagues will get the slots.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

Sliding Klepper into the slots following Stewart's first week back gives Klepper the best odds of riding the Great One's ratings spike, along with granting the show something of a bulwark against rating erosion.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2024

And pickleball players had figured out how to book all of the slots for months on end.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2023

“Like me, David likes stories in which people try to find ways to love one another despite the slots they’re placed in,” Payne said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

He felt he was one of the creatures electronically inserted between the slots of the phono-colour walls, speaking, but the speech not piercing the crystal barrier.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury