chute

Example Sentences

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Food waste is not separated or recycled, but instead is put down the same chute.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And that decision has to be made in a heartbeat at the end of a mile-long ice chute covered at speeds exceeding 90 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

“Someone might have stolen my spot because they ran down a 3,000-meter ski chute where gravity is helping you,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 17, 2025

There are realms of adulthood I just can’t get to, because every time I climb a ladder of effort, I fall down a chute of impulsivity.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024

Instead, Hazel imagined a chute in the darkness, just to their left.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan