slice
Example Sentences
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The flurry of deals left software as a significant slice of their investment portfolios.
Cake gets sliced, punch gets poured, conversations overlap.
From Salon
The Black Hawk helicopter was ready for take off – its rotor blades slicing through the air in the deadening heat of the Colombian Amazon.
From BBC
Laminated teak is an engineered solution in which plantation-grown teak, that would normally be rejected for high-end decking, is thinly sliced and glued together to form a strong, stable material.
From BBC
The opening finds her futzing over the neckline of her inauguration day blouse before telling the tailors to slice into the fabric with scissors.
From Los Angeles Times
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