slide

Example Sentences

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Barely contained by screen, it resembles a microscope slide teeming with bacteria.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We’ll find out soon enough: On paper, the U.S. team should be able to beat its first two opponents, Paraguay and Australia, and slide into the knockout rounds as a favored seed.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The slide extended a bout of volatility that has raised worries that stocks’ record run is rooted in the staggering gains of a handful of chip companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Shares continued to slide the following day and ended Friday’s session in the red.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I slide a piece of newspaper from the envelope.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin