How to Use chute in a Sentence

chute

1 of 2 noun
  • The skiers came racing down the chute.
  • She dropped the towels into the laundry chute.
  • Check the chute as well to see if any ice is lodged there.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Both races started from the chute on the turf course.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Standing in the race chute, thoughts turned to a first post-trail meal.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Simply add frozen fruit to the chute, and use the plunger to push it through.
    — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • Place a clean towel over food chute opening.
    — Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • His body crashed down the silo chute and straight into the earth.
    — Melina Mara, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The chute that led back into the wider hallway wouldn’t budge.
    — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • There’s quite a lot of movie to come after Jay goes down the chute.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Dark mold-like residue was found in the ice chute at the soda machine.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • From this point, the chute goes either to the repair shop or to be rigged.
    — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2023
  • Keep in mind that this mulching lawn mower doesn't come with a side discharge chute.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
  • Use a clean-out tool to remove snow from the discharge chute, not hands or feet.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Choose from two speeds and use the feed chute to add food while the device is running.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Clean the dispenser and ice chute as well, as those are areas where mold tends to grow.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Some mowers have a discharge chute that fits in the rear of the mower.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Give a firm tug on the chute to be sure that it’s securely fastened.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Part of a trash chute had to be cut open to rescue a woman trapped inside.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • This means that the sail was so full of air that the boat below no longer had control of the chute.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 June 2022
  • Finally, don’t forget to brush out the chute where the grounds come out.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Longer foods like carrots and zucchini may need to be cut in half to fit in the chute.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2023
  • But climbing back up the icy chute seemed dangerous.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Both boys gained entry by climbing up through the toy chute on the front of the machine.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Callion had to cut the harness to free the three from the chute, which was hung up on the old bridge.
    — al, 1 June 2022
  • Single-stage snow blowers use an auger to suck up snow and discharge it through a chute.
    — Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
  • They were dumped into a tub bubbling with a numbing gas and then, one by one, fed down a chute.
    — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The touch screen mounts to the lower front corner, and the purge chute goes on the rear of the machine.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Some people also swear by coating the auger and the chute with a nonstick spray.
    — Kris Frieswick, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Finally, a handful of raw salmon chunks came tumbling out of the last chute.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 8 May 2026

chute

2 of 2 verb
  • Secure lid on food processor and remove center piece of food chute to allow steam to escape.
    — Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The mountains bear that bright March radiance, glowing in creamy white palettes that chute down their steep sides.
    — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • As a result, when the pilot chutes deployed to pull out the mains, one of them was not properly connected.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2019
  • The other standout feature is its grind retention, which refers to how much coffee gets caught in the burrs or chute and left behind.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The best airport etiquette to follow Avoid waiting at the front of the carousel chute for your luggage, said an expert.
    — Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Once inside, people then shoveled the coal through a small door or chute into the storage room, coal cellar, or furnace closet.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Taller grass was no issue for this machine, and the side discharge chute powerfully ejects clippings far away from the mower, with no lawn chunks in sight.
    — Allison Cacich, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The animal chutes blocked the escape as the oil and wax that had been used to waterproof the tent caught fire and turned the big top into a raging inferno.
    — Steven Goode, courant.com, 6 July 2019
  • Make sure blades have come to a complete stop before crossing over gravel or touching any part of the mower, including attempting to unclog the discharge chute or removing the grass catcher.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 July 2024
  • The clouds of jumpers, with round ‘chutes akin to those used by D-Day soldiers, were honoring the thousands of paratroopers who leapt into gunfire and death 75 years ago.
    — Washington Post, 6 June 2019
  • As Kaiser and Diehl fielded questions in the race chute after finishing, musher John Baker stood nearby, chatting with some friends.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Nike Air Jordan 3 sneakers were placed in a donation chute at the homeless shelter in April and landed in a bin in the building’s basement.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Plus, the exit chute from the NYC Marathon is notoriously long, requiring nearly another mile of walking.
    — Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Next, the researchers tested the grinding process, placing a Faraday cup under the grinder chute to measure how much electrical static accumulated on the ground beans, varying coffee varieties, roasting levels, and grind settings.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The Salinas Junior Rodeo will feature goat tying, calf riding, chute dogging, calf roping and more — all traumatic for the terrified animals, and dangerous for children and animals alike.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
  • From the old mail chute in the lobby to the original grand marble portrait reliefs on the ornate curving staircase, attention to historical preservation adds charm in all the public—and even not-so-public—spaces, like the basement bank safe where the original Coca-Cola recipe once resided.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025

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