slivered

[US]/ˈslɪvə(r)/
[UK]/ˈslɪvər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a thin, small piece or fragment
vi. to become thin pieces or fragments
vt. to make into thin pieces or fragments

Phrases & Collocations

sliver of silver

sliver of wood

Example Sentences

a sliver of cheese.

a sliver of land.

slivers of broken glass.

a sliver of rock thin enough to be translucent

there was a sliver of light under his door.

A sliver of glass nicked my hand.

It was found that fibers of circular cross section produce greater cohesion in webs and slivers than do trilobal fibers.

Used for rocking cottonwool and spun silk yarn into sliver and rocing with a certain length in order it measure its evenness.

For a moment he saw nothing but dark tree-shapes and slivers of lancing daylight.

One day,he took me aside and promised me a sliver fourpenny on the first of every month if I would keep my eye open for a sailor with one leg and let him know the moment he appeared.

Real-world Examples

They survive by occupying any tiny sliver of grassland that remains.

Source: Mammoth's Journey to the City - Wild New World

The sticker part of the system contains a tiny sliver of metallic glass.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation November 2013

He could only see a sliver of Sirius's face; the rest was in darkness.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

At last, the tunnel began to slope upward and Harry saw a sliver of light ahead.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And even in the darkest depths of the Slump, you'll hear a faint sliver of music.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

" Vote Leave" identified a tiny sliver of people who it identified as persuadable, and they saw them.

Source: TED 2019 Annual Conference (Bilingual)

No what are those three slivers?

Source: Healthy food

And now the third of the sliver.

Source: Healthy food

I added to human knowledge in ever-diminishing slivers of insight.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2016 Collection

These potato croquettes had truffle and slivered almonds in them.

Source: Gourmet Base

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