slash

Example Sentences

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Drug trials suggest Wegovy can help slash the risk of future heart and circulation problems.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

If things get ugly and stagflation—the toxic mix of inflation and slowing growth—takes hold, retirees may have to temper expectations, slash spending, maybe even take a part-time job.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

He posted seven home runs, 32 RBI and a .269/.407/.900 slash line over his 36 games in the Dodgers organization, rounding out his season at double-A Tulsa.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Activist investor Starboard Value has urged CarMax’s KMX 2.47%increase; green up pointing triangle incoming chief executive officer, Keith Barr, to usher in changes and slash costs to revive the used-car retailer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

I feel a slash of guilt, thinking something like that—thinking that I don’t want to remember Khalid.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender