Verb She sliced the lemon in half. He sliced open his finger while cleaning the fish. The knife sliced through the cake easily. Noun thin slices of roast beef The Fourth of July parade was a real slice of Americana. He hit a slice into the right rough. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Simply stack ingredients onto one big loaf, slice and enjoy! Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 To relieve the symptoms, the surgeon would have to slice through the front of Meng’s neck, navigate around arteries that supply blood to the brain, and remove parts of his vertebrae.BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Remove from heat, allow to cool, and slice off the kernels.Men's Health, 30 Aug. 2022 Make the dressing and slice the fruit and vegetables up to 8 hours before party time. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 Desperate for a male heir, the king makes the gut-wrenching call for the maesters to slice open Aemma’s stomach, without any anesthesia, to safely remove the baby. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Aug. 2022 Her classes will teach the essentials of the modern Japanese pantry as well as skills to slice enviable sashimi, fry crispy tempura, cook rice flawlessly, and more. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2022 Halve and pit the avocado, then, using a large spoon, gently scoop out its flesh and thinly slice. Caroline Hatchett, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022 Converting raw beans into more lucrative products that could be exported and also sold domestically could significantly slice the national poverty rate of nearly 40%, Coulibaly said. Elian Peltier, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
Noun
Well, not just because Rodrigo Blankenshank missed a 42-yard field goal for the win in overtime, hitting a slice toward the right upright that sailed farther right, then farther. Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Writing about Simenon is tricky, too, simply because the extent of his work—and the relatively small variations in tone within it—makes any one novel at once representative of the whole and too small a slice to offer as truly exemplary. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 Now’s your chance to own way more than just a slice of Hollywood history. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022 This stuff is legit, with enough gooey goodness to fill you up after a slice or two.Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 In the video, a slice of bread is sprayed with heat protectant on one side, and that side comes out of the toaster completely untoasted. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 People who follow a gluten-free diet will be the first to tell you how difficult and annoying it can be to pass up a bowl of homemade pasta or a slice of birthday cake that hasn't been prepared with gluten-free alternatives. Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 7 Sep. 2022 Turn the melon 90 degrees and slice perpendicular to the original cuts to create 1-inch sticks. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 But in recent years, along this slice of the Louisiana coast, the tumult and torment of a hurricane have become far less abstract.BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English sklicen, from Anglo-French esclicer to splinter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German slīzan to tear apart — more at slit
Noun
Middle English sclise, slise, from Anglo-French esclice splinter, from esclicer