slat

Example Sentences

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They hand-scrub every little slat of the blinds.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

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

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2021

How would I cope if I heard my daughters bawling but was powerless to hold and assure them, and could speak only through the bottom slat of the basement door or through the kids’ walkie-talkies?

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2020

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

Juanita and I clung to the wooden slat barring the barn door.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall