slash at
phrasal verb
slashed at; slashing at; slashes at
: to attack (someone or something) violently with a knife or other sharp weapon
Examples of slash at in a Sentence
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Chipotle felt the heat earlier this year when customers argued that portion sizes were being slashed at the chain.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Underneath, her white collared shirt was similarly slashed at the midriff, exposing her gleaming belly button stud.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 31 July 2024
The caucus is not Congress’ first slash at fast-fashion companies like Shein, Pretty Little Thing and Primark, though the brunt of the existing finger-pointing has headed toward Shein and its rival, Temu—and some of the backlash comes from an anti-China business sentiment in Congress.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2024
For months, while Democrats pushed him to slash at Trump for his criminal trials, the President held back, wary that doing so could be portrayed as interfering in the prosecution.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Last Thursday, conductor Alton Scott, 59, was slashed at the Rockaway Ave. station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Thursday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
Over a month into Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s plans to slash at least 10% of the company’s workforce, he’s still not done.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Why did Helmut Lang opt for sleeves slashed at the elbow, eventually his signature?
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Jayden Schwartz negated the power play when he was penalized for slashing at 4:28.
—Scott Charles, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Underneath, her white collared shirt was similarly slashed at the midriff, exposing her gleaming belly button stud.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 31 July 2024
The caucus is not Congress’ first slash at fast-fashion companies like Shein, Pretty Little Thing and Primark, though the brunt of the existing finger-pointing has headed toward Shein and its rival, Temu—and some of the backlash comes from an anti-China business sentiment in Congress.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2024
For months, while Democrats pushed him to slash at Trump for his criminal trials, the President held back, wary that doing so could be portrayed as interfering in the prosecution.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Last Thursday, conductor Alton Scott, 59, was slashed at the Rockaway Ave. station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Thursday.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
Over a month into Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s plans to slash at least 10% of the company’s workforce, he’s still not done.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Why did Helmut Lang opt for sleeves slashed at the elbow, eventually his signature?
—André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
Jayden Schwartz negated the power play when he was penalized for slashing at 4:28.
—Scott Charles, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Slash at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20at. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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