SLOT in a Sentence

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For SLOT, below is one of 11 sentences:
One is from Hexamshire; he is wont to trace the Tynedale and Teviotdale thieves, as a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.

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 Meanings and Examples of SLOT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
slot
 n.  broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit
Classic Sentence:
1  One is from Hexamshire; he is wont to trace the Tynedale and Teviotdale thieves, as a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
Example Sentence:
1  The curtain hooks run along a slot in the curtain rail.
2  The panels slot together to make a compost bin.
3  Insert the disk into the drive slot.
4  Put your plastic card in the slot, and the machine will read it and identify who you are.
5  Their album has occupied the Number One slot for the past six weeks.
6  It is noteworthy that the programme has been shifted from its original August slot to July.
7  Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket.
8  Then GE set a firm rule: Its companies had to occupy the first or second slot in their market segments or get out.
9  When scum is thick and compact, remove with a slotted spoon.
10  If Mr. Letterman represented an era when a late-night show was a comprehensive end-of-day viewing experience, meant to be watched in a post-twilight setting for an hour (or until you fell asleep), the coming age is fragmented by technology, designed for online virality, unstructured and unmoored from time slots.