slashed

Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. cut down
n. a diagonal slash.

Example Sentences

a tyre was slashed on my car.

they cut and slashed their way to the river.

she wore slashed jeans.

he had his arm slashed open.

We slashed through the dense jungle.

He slashed his way through the bush.

He slashed the Administration for its policies.

Vandals slashed the paintings with knives.

Ebby's face had been slashed with broken glass.

the workforce has been slashed by 2,000.

His face had been slashed with a razor-blade.

This week only, prices slashed!

The work of the composer has been slashed by the reviewers.

The scissors slashed his finger open.

He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife.

Both banks have cumulatively slashed their key interest rates by more than the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (see chart).

Real-world Examples

Today, we’ve slashed new infections among children in half.”

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

The good news is that the time required to do this is about to be slashed.

Source: The Economist - Technology

And Luik told me that NATO allies slashed the usual bureaucracy to speed up this process.

Source: NPR News March 2022 Compilation

This question seems to pop up from time to time when budgets are being considered and slashed.

Source: The story of origin

It's not my fault, your clients slashed her throat.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

" That was me, " he said. " I was slashed by a Hippogriff."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Output will be slashed by about a tenth of global supplies.

Source: BBC World Headlines

Around the world, extreme poverty would be slashed, and more girls would begin to gain access to an education.

Source: Newsweek

In 1981, only three years into his career, Bissell slashed his wrist.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

BHP duly slashed its dividend by 74%.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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