How to Use slider in a Sentence

slider

noun
  • The problem: The Red Sox didn’t offer at the slider in the eighth.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Ramírez struck out on the pitch in the fourth but spoiled Sears’ full-count slider in the fifth.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Place a lettuce leaf on the bottom half of the slider rolls.
    cleveland, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Betts struck out on a slider that was below and wide of the strike zone.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Thompson has a fastball in the mid 80s with a mid to high 70s slider.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There, tap Text Size and adjust the slider to make the text larger.
    Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Your guests will come for the sliders, stay for the pickled peppers.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Martinez has a fastball that sits in the upper-90s as well as a slider and a split-change.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The fastball and the splitter and the slider, that's really great to look down there and see.
    The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Other than that, the slider/cutter and the fastball both have the same tunneling and looks the same most of the time to the plate.
    Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • But the slider and a mid-90s sinker got away from Patiño, and three straight balls sent Short to first and Vierling home for a 2-0 lead.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The sleek aluminum case has a loop for attaching it to a keyring and a slider to push out the USB-A plug.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The slurve is well known, though, as a combination of a slider and a curve.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • That’s where Cecconi’s mind went, dead set on a slider.
    The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Seager and Jung both chased sliders outside the zone for strike three.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 9 July 2023
  • But with two on and two out, Casas was frozen by a Brooks Raley slider to end the inning.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Above the music controls, tap the new mic icon and use the slider to turn the vocal volume up or down.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That ended when Guerrero came back from an 0-and-2 count to drive a slider over the fence in left field for his 24th homer.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • His lone costly misstep came in the third, when Thomas drilled a slider into the seats with a man on to tie it at 2.
    Patrick Stevens, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • The kitchen ends in a slider to a paver patio before the floor plan takes a sharp left into the dining space.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The leaks also show off the fingerprint sensor on the side of the phone, as well as the OnePlus-style alert slider.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Church has a power fastball and perhaps the best slider in the system.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • OnePlus’ alert slider sits on the upper left side and has three stops for sound, vibrate, and silent.
    Sarah Lord, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • To make their music extra unique, kids can use the slider to change the tempo of their music.
    Christine Luff, Parents, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Martinez, 21, has a fastball that can touch triple digits as well as a split-change and a slider.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The coaches encouraged him to test the new variation of his slider in a game.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Jackson worked his way to a 2-1 count before launching a slider past right field for a walk-off grand slam.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • On Sunday, Cincinnati’s Moore hung a slider in the third inning.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Tuesday, in his first at-bat, Villar drove a slider from Patrick Corbin to the warning track in center.
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2023
  • Philadelphia hitters were able to dive out against the slider and push it to right for a pair of doubles and a triple.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023

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