- slash
- 01. The victim was [slashed] on the arm with a knife when he tried to fight off his attacker.02. We have [slashed] prices by up to 50% for our yearly sale.03. The young boy who was found by police was almost dead, after having [slashed] his wrists with a razor blade.04. The government has promised to [slash] taxes during its first year in office.05. Most website addresses start with http: followed by two [slashes].06. The company has [slashed] its workforce by over 25% to cut costs.07. The logging company has [slashed] a road through the forest to get at the old growth timber.08. The old woman had a large [slash] on her arm from where she was cut by the broken window.09. The [slashes] on the victim's body revealed the murder to be the work of Jack the Ripper.10. The police informer was found with his throat [slashed].11. Someone [slashed] the tires of his car while it was parked outside the nightclub.12. When Jack the Ripper killed his victims, he often [slashed] them horribly.13. In June of 1994, football star O. J. Simpson's wife and her lover were [slashed] to death outside the Simpson home in Los Angeles.14. In 1975, Rembrandt's painting of "The Nightwatch" was [slashed] by a man with a kitchen knife in Amsterdam.15. Energy experts estimate that increased efficiency in the use of fuel could [slash] the world's energy consumption by over 30%.
Grammatical examples in English. 2013.