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- noun Plural form of
sliver . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sliver .
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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8-Bell Peppers - red, green, yellow and red - sliced in slivers
JFI- Bell Peppers: Quick Pepper Fajitas Cardamom 2008
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Momofuku girl: "The slivers are the tip of the tongue, and the big part is the back of the tongue."
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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
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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
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Restaurant consultants Joseph Baum and Michael Whiteman call then "slivers" in the market.
Happy New Year! Fer 2008
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Restaurant consultants Joseph Baum and Michael Whiteman call then "slivers" in the market.
Archive 2008-02-01 Fer 2008
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