sliver

Example Sentences

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Here Mr. Stoppard managed to impart a few slivers of his deep knowledge of literary history while exploring the universal theme of a love that cannot find expression or recompense.

From The Wall Street Journal

The typical listing received cumulative discounts totaling $25,000 in October, offering a sliver of an opening for patient buyers waiting for relief from record-high costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

He conducted an offense like a symphony, pointing players in this direction and that until he found the sliver of space through which he could fire a pass.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if this little sliver of young fame has taught Isella anything, it’s that even when everyone wants a piece of you, no one is actually coming to save any of us.

From Los Angeles Times

Bar Franca, a passion project from one of the city’s elite dance music promoters, is a little sliver of re-growth in a neighborhood that desperately needs one.

From Los Angeles Times