slat

Example Sentences

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When I picked up the birdhouse, a nail slipped out and a roof slat fell off.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2021

He delivered his trip safety briefings at the escape hatch, a slat of wood that was lighter than a door.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2019

“Because what a barrier does, it’s still the same thing. It’s the 30-foot steel slat, that’s a barrier.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2019

But Department of Homeland Security testing of a steel slat prototype proved it could be cut through with a saw, according to a report by DHS.”

From MSNBC • Jan. 10, 2019

Squeezing through a missing slat in a mossy fence, we found ourselves at the bottom of a lumpy lawn.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell