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How to use slice in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Slice means that which is thin and broad. Example: “Jim was munching on a slice of toast.”

Examples of slice by meaning

nounA thin, broad piece cut off.

  • a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread
  • Jim was munching on a slice of toast.

nounAn amount of anything.

  • Blackpool, chasing a seventh win in 17 league matches, simply could not contain Sunderland's rampant attack and had to resort to a combination of last-ditch defending, fine goalkeeping and a large slice of fortune.2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, in BBC

nounA piece of pizza, shaped like a sector of a circle.

  • For breakfast, lunch, or dinner, the best Guido meal is a slice and a Coke.2010, Andrea Renzoni, Eric Renzoni, Fuhgeddaboudit!, page 22

nounA snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.

  • I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station.

verbTo cut into slices.

  • Slice the cheese thinly.

verbTo cut with an edge using a drawing motion.

  • The knife left sliced his arm.

verbTo kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.

  • Chris Brunt sliced the spot-kick well wide but his error was soon forgotten as Olsson headed home from a corner.2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 – 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with slice

  • The baker scored the cake so that the servers would know where to slice it.From the entry score
  • I had scampi and chips for my main and a slice of cheesecake for dessert.From the entry main
  • A slice of passion fruit was added to the dessert for visual interest.From the entry passion fruit
  • After he asked me a few times, I finally caved in and had a slice of cake.From the entry cave in
  • The bread roll crumbled when I tried to slice it; it was too stale.From the entry crumble
  • After the middle sister's call from a friend's house, her slice of cake was fair game.From the entry fair game
  • Would you pass me that fish slice, please; I'm making a mess trying to turn this omelette.From the entry fish slice
  • The onions are diced, whereas the carrots are sliced on the bias.From the entry diced
  • Modern cheese graters have more than one side so the cheese can be sliced in different ways.From the entry cheese grater
  • Knife and forking a slice of pizza makes you look hoity-toity.From the entry knife and fork
  • We want a larger slice of the cake.From the entry of
  • It was a really humongous slice of cake.From the entry was
  • Would you care for another slice of cake?From the entry care
  • Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.From the entry another
  • Use this knife to slice the bread.From the entry use
  • Yo, Tony, gimme a slice of pepperoni and a coke.From the entry pepperoni
  • Any way you slice it, we have to get out of here and we have to take him with us.From the entry any way one slices it
  • I had such an incredible slice of pizza last night that I simply can't think about anything else.From the entry incredible
  • What? My brother got a bigger slice! No fair!From the entry no fair
  • Todd toasted up a slice of wheat bread.From the entry toast up
  • Slice the onion through the equator.From the entry equator
  • Ultra-processed foods, like energy drinks, instant oatmeal, sliced bread, or hot dogs."2025 November 10, Morgan Coulson, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025. From the entry ultra-processed food
  • Literally, the only ingredient is organic mango that’s been stripped into slices and dried.2025 October 29, Jennifer Heimlich, “I tried the healthy Trader Joe’s snacks that dietitians recommend”, in The Independent, London…. From the entry TJ's
  • Don't worry, I'm not considering sillycide or silly slicing or any of that.2024 August 9, u/[deleted], r/sillyboyclub (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025. From the entry silly slicing
  • My ex did silly slicing a fair bit when we had first started dating.2024 November 16, u/Wootabootie, r/sillyboyclub (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025. From the entry silly slicing
  • There it was, the frikadelle, inside a sliced sesame bun, sunk in on itself by that point.2023, Isabel Waidner, Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, Hamish Hamilton, page 31. From the entry frikadelle
  • Pies are also sold by the slice, so you can build your own “frankenpie” to take home.2023 October 20, Barbara Ruben, “Shop Local: Livin’ the Pie Life”, in Arlington Magazine, archived from the original on 29 May 2024. From the entry frankenpie
  • On the plate was a tall, glistening slice of lemon meringue pie, vivid yellow and fluffy white.2022, Rachel Linden, The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie, Berkley, →ISBN, page 325. From the entry lemon meringue pie
  • She’d almost tripped over a body, facedown, a slice of lemon meringue in hand.2022, Laura Pauling, Lemon Meringue and Murder, Redpoint Press. From the entry lemon meringue
  • Xavier sliced the pawpaw in half, emptying the tiny black seeds over the veranda wall.2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 254. From the entry pawpaw
  • Picked up the last slice of pizza and asked, “Anybody want it?2021, Gary T. Brideau, The Long Way Home, page 111. From the entry going once, going twice
  • Going once, going twice, the last call for the last slice of pizza!”2021, Gary T. Brideau, The Long Way Home, page 111. From the entry going once, going twice

Meaning of slice

  1. noun That which is thin and broad.
  2. noun A thin, broad piece cut off.
  3. noun An amount of anything.

Full definition of slice

Questions about slice in a sentence

How do you use slice in a sentence?
Slice is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “Jim was munching on a slice of toast.”
What is a short sentence with slice?
“Slice the cheese thinly.”
What does slice mean?
Slice means that which is thin and broad.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slice (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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