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  • noun Plural form of sliver.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sliver.

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Examples

  • I suppose I'll try sliding the rest, in slivers, under the skin of my soon-to-be-roasted chicken, and see if it has any noticeable effect.

    Toast and the Truffled Eggs Lindy 2007

  • I suppose I'll try sliding the rest, in slivers, under the skin of my soon-to-be-roasted chicken, and see if it has any noticeable effect.

    Toast: Lindy 2007

  • Then, spinning is the typical female work that can be done in between, at about any time, and can be done in short slivers of time, a few minutes here and a few minutes there.

    Back home... a stitch in time 2009

  • However, one tiny, tiny variation I have tried with success is slipping thin slivers of garlic in between the leaves here and there before you cook them.

    Master of my artichoke Michele 2006

  • 8-Bell Peppers - red, green, yellow and red - sliced in slivers

    JFI- Bell Peppers: Quick Pepper Fajitas Cardamom 2008

  • Momofuku girl: "The slivers are the tip of the tongue, and the big part is the back of the tongue."

    DO NOT GET THE TONGUE SANDWICH AT MOMOFUKU N A 2009

  • Momofuku girl: "The slivers are the tip of the tongue, and the big part is the back of the tongue."

    Archive 2009-04-01 N A 2009

  • Less significant relics located in other places, such as slivers of wood from the Cross, or individual bones of some saint, attracted fewer people.

    Archive 2009-05-01 bls 2009

  • Restaurant consultants Joseph Baum and Michael Whiteman call then "slivers" in the market.

    Happy New Year! Fer 2008

  • Restaurant consultants Joseph Baum and Michael Whiteman call then "slivers" in the market.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Fer 2008

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