How to Use on the slide in a Sentence

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  • Yes, the currency was on the slide and prices were soaring, but a full-on meltdown didn’t come.
    Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
  • Yes, the currency was on the slide and prices were soaring, but a full-on meltdown didn’t come.
    Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
  • Teachers and staff will decide when to allow children on the slide, and pupils will learn the slide rules.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The park posted a video on Facebook this week of a ranger demonstrating the proper form on the slide.
    Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Polls showed his approval rating on the slide before his 2014 seizure of Crimea.
    Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, 14 children ages 6 and 7 were on the slide, Suffolk County Police said.
    Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 14 June 2022
  • The Rangers contend the bat, more than anything else, created impact on the slide, if there was any.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • The runners and their parents proceeded to a nearby playground, where Sobol climbed the ropes course, got on the slide, and played tag with the kids.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • Before the slide’s first big loop, Ramos fell backward on the raft and slammed her head multiple times on the slide, her lawsuit said.
    Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Those particles are locked in place on the slide's surface after the droplet fully dries.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The riders might have been accelerated by a fresh coat of wax on the slide, the Free Press reported.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The bag yanked her arm and left her stranded on the slide while her 5-year-old exited smoothly — and looked back at her actress mom to see what went wrong.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Cruz's leg appeared to bend awkwardly beneath him while attempting to slide and made hard contact with the legs of Zavala, who tagged Cruz on the slide.
    Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The swing is secure with a high back, armrests and a front T-bar, while the soft slope on the slide will let your infant feel some wind in their hair without sending them flying.
    Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Jacqueline Franchetti's 2-year-old daughter Kyra loved Mickey Mouse, blowing bubbles and going fast on the slide at the park.
    NBC News, 13 May 2021
  • The reality star also posted a sweet quote on her Story, tagging Wilson on the slide.
    Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2022
  • After landing in the water, swimmers can either exit the pool or enjoy the in-water seating area next to the landing site and watch their friends and family have fun on the slide.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 2 June 2021
  • Universal later placed a maximum weight restriction of 150 pounds on the slide.
    Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Kids will love playing on the slide, tunnels, climbing structures and splash pad that delightfully sprinkles down water from three big orange structures.
    Vicki Salemi, Chron, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Because of this want of intellectual authority, universities have now been on the slide for many years.
    Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The European auto industry is on the slide, along with much of the global competition, but investors hope big spending on developing electric cars will pay off one day.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 24 June 2022
  • Following a small gain following the release of the White House’s executive order, crypto prices were back on the slide downward Thursday afternoon… Bitcoin has tumbled about 5% over the past 24 hours.
    Declan Harty, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Using information about their plans from family and friends, searchers found a recent avalanche and a faint track on a flank of North Star Mountain before the dog located the bodies, the center said in its preliminary report on the slide.
    Fox News, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Democracy has been on the slide since 2016, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, a London research group whose yearly ranking system has become a gold standard.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024

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