chute
Example Sentences
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Whitney, below the notorious “final 400” stretch, a dangerously steep chute along the route that is particularly challenging to navigate in the winter months.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
PITTSBURGH—Lemon, a five-pound Chihuahua, waited at the starting line until her owner signaled “go,” then pulled a wheeled cart weighing 260 pounds down a 16-foot chute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 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
He shut the doors of the furnace and pulled the lever for coal; there was the same loud rattle of coal against the tin sides of the chute.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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