How to Use slat in a Sentence

slat

noun

• The fence has two broken slats.
• The other has a metal frame with slats and sits on grass near the edge of a park.
  — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 5 June 2023
• One slat even has a glob of gum still stuck to it, painted over.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
• The wooden ceiling slats are meant to evoke a sauna-like feeling in the space.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 19 Apr. 2023
• Make sure to wipe both sides of each slat to buff away any water spots or streaks.
  — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
• The wood slats are designed with noise-free foam to avoid squeaking sounds.
  — Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The durable frame is made from steel with wooden slats that don’t require a box spring.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
• Bore a 3⁄8-inch hole in each slat with a drill press or a drill with a guide attachment.
  — Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
• Use pull-down shades, which collect less dust than blinds with cloth or slats.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 31 Dec. 2023
• The wooden slats are wide and offer lots of shoe storage space.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2023
• With hands reaching out of the slats, people were crying out for help.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2023
• But the thing is, modern cribs are designed with tighter slats to avoid that very issue.
  — Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 5 July 2023
• One of the coolest finds of the remodel was a women's shoe found between the wooden slats of the attic roof.
  — Amelia Benavides-Colón, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2024
• Clamp each slat on blinds with the jaws of the tongs, sliding from end to end to easily wipe away dust on both sides of the slat at once.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
• Sunlight between the slats of the venetian blinds like warm gauze bandages.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• The wooden slats and straight edges give a modern organic look to these chairs.
  — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
• The grille slats are mostly closed off since cooling air isn’t needed.
  — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 3 July 2023
• On top of that, the spacing between the slats can be adjusted to create a more open or closed look.
  — House Beautiful, 6 May 2023
• The trio persisted and made it to the final leg of the hike: a 400-foot climb with nothing but a pair of cables and wooden slats.
  — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• The hooks and razor storage area are large, so you won’t be pressed for space, and there’s plenty of space between the shelf slats for drainage.
  — Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Tens of thousands of steel slats once intended to become part of the wall sit rusting on the ground near the border.
  — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2023
• Plus, each wide wood slat is spaced far enough apart to allow for ideal air flow and fast drying.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
• Still, Ford felt a pang when watching a load of burros leave the site, their ears visible through slats in the trailer.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
• There is also an internal slat to help the owl leave the house or sit upon it for viewing.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2023
• Tall narrow slats of limewood (or linden) were butt-joined with glue.
  — Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
• For wider doorways, the gate width can extend up to 42 inches; the door itself doesn’t widen, but the metal gate slats on the side extend.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 14 July 2023
• Nichols' mother and stepfather signed the first wooden roof slat of the canopy before it was lifted to the top of the large canopy and drilled into place.
  — Adrian Sainz, ajc, 10 Feb. 2023
• The Haynsworths created a sense of privacy with the placement of white-oak slat walls at the entry and dining room.
  — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 17 May 2023
• There are seats for 40 at the restaurant — two-top and four-top tables, mostly — including the eight-seat bar lined with warm wood slats.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
• The bench is made from dark red meranti wood and comes in two styles—one with a solid bench and planter boxes, and one with open slats throughout.
  — Micki Wagner, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024