How to Use slot in a Sentence
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That still leaves three slots up for grabs.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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Don’t wait or all the slots will be gone.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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This is when slot-line plays can be lethal.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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To have your choice of time slots, book ahead.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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Davis has been in the slot even less this year.
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Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Each time slot is open for 48 hours.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Could that be enough to move Bland to the slot?
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Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Time slots run from 10 am to 9 pm.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Book your slots early and strike a pose!
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Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Swift does not fill the most slots either.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Some time slots have already sold out.
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Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
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And then there’s the backup goalie slot.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Guests must sign up for a time slot to go into the maze.
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Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That leaves us four slots to play with in the best actor race.
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Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even your fancy cleaver can fit in the three-inch deep slots.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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Even your fancy cleaver can fit in the three-inch deep slots.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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The best way to attach a phone charm is through the slots of a phone case.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The best way to attach a phone charm is through the slots of a phone case.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The best way to attach a phone charm is through the slots of a phone case.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The best way to attach a phone charm is through the slots of a phone case.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Who will fill Colbert's time slot?
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Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Now Iowa wants its first in the nation's slot back.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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But the final two slots are up for debate.
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Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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So who cares my name’s one slot farther on the depth chart – that’s my friend.
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Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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No word on what will fill the Sunday slot at this time.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Smith is likely to battle for snaps in the slot.
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Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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Taylor can play in the slot and outside.
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Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Those slots are as high as those smashes have ever risen.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Lined up all over the field, including in the slot.
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Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Why were so many contract slots left unfilled this year?
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Scott Powers,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
- He slotted the piece of wood into the groove.
- Her ideas slot neatly into the theory.
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Bourne could slot right in to help the team.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Kiper slots him 42nd, lower than most.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Bethune slotted a good shot inside the left post with her left foot.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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So why not slot the Wildcats a few spots higher?
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Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The plan doesn’t slot cleanly into Boise code.
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Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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Zach Williams will move to slot receiver.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Yates slotted Tyson ninth and Faulk 27th.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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Any of these restaurants could slot into a bigger city and succeed.
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Rachel E. Stassen-Berger,
Des Moines Register,
12 Feb. 2026
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Gently slot the knife into the sharpener and pull the knife through from heel to tip.
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Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pieces of ship the size of football fields slot together like pieces of Lego.
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Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Williams is set to slot into the backend of the Mets' bullpen next year and beyond.
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Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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The Jayhawks are a difficult team to slot.
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Cj Moore,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ryan O’Hearn will slot into right field for the first time as a Padre and will hit fifth.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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That is, how a writer can feel pegged or slotted by her publisher and made to write one type of book over and over.
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Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Ary Borges intercepted the pass and slot it home to make it 3-0.
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ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The metallic mules slotted into a wider run of high-shine sandals that has stretched through the colder months.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The stars who came before them had been shaped by the studio system — groomed, styled and slotted into types.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Or, if one of them is slotted into center field, Andy Pages could take over left.
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Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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The typesetters, busy slotting the evening edition into place, don’t look up.
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Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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An open goal and a fast-approaching ball in front of him at the back post, Thompson slotted it home.
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Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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This narrow but tall folding bookshelf is great for slotting into the corner of a small space.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Garbisi slotted that penalty kick and another soon after off the post to cut the gap to two.
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ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Korte has the Bengals slotted to receive a third and seventh next year.
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Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Robertson would likely slot into the lineup if Soucy has to miss any time.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The ball rebounded to Donovan, who slotted it in from seven yards.
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Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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So Bednar, wanting Kadri to play with skilled players, slotted him in at wing.
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Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The fit would make a lot of sense as Bregman would slot into the middle of the Tigers' lineup.
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Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
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This jersey only slotted low for me because others ranked higher.
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The Athletic Nhl Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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