chute

Example Sentences

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LEXINGTON, Neb.—Wet concrete slid down the cement truck’s chute, marking Ramon Prado’s latest construction project in his adopted hometown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

On its first day in operation, as ocean waves crashed behind him, an EPA contractor used a Bobcat with a front claw to pick up a metal drum and hold it over the machine’s chute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

After a nervy 30 minutes, firemen finally freed the parachutist and his chute to big cheers from the crowd.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

There was a coal chute, like a sliding board, that went up to a metal hatch like a bigger version of a mail slot where the coal had been delivered.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos