slab

Example Sentences

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Schovsbo, opens a box to show me a grainy green slab drilled from the seafloor.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Hearing the crackle of a small flame — that slightly charred, earthy smell — while a slab of pork fat pops in the cooking kettle, slowly melting down as the base for tonight’s sauce.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

"It had been assumed that faults follow the leading edge of the subducting slab, but this example deviates from that," Materna said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

Trump’s a real-estate magnate; he sees a big slab of land; he wants it?

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2026

Standing in the clearing was something that looked like a table but, instead of a slab on top, it had only the edges, like old fancy table legs supporting a big empty picture frame.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry