slash at
phrasal verb
slashed at; slashing at; slashes at
: to attack (someone or something) violently with a knife or other sharp weapon
Examples of slash at in a Sentence
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The footage showed Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The attack came just days after conductor Alton Scott, 59, was slashed at the Rockaway Ave. station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Thursday, according to police.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Wilson continues to approach him with the knife raised and then slashes at him again.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The past five years have seen programming budgets slashed at Disney, WBD, and Paramount cable networks.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The footage shows Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Lindor capped what has been his best overall Mets season slashing at .272/.344/.496 with a 137 OPS+, and 91 RBIs to go with the 33 homers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Chipotle felt the heat earlier this year when customers argued that portion sizes were being slashed at the chain.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Underneath, her white collared shirt was similarly slashed at the midriff, exposing her gleaming belly button stud.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
The attack came just days after conductor Alton Scott, 59, was slashed at the Rockaway Ave. station in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, on Thursday, according to police.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Wilson continues to approach him with the knife raised and then slashes at him again.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The past five years have seen programming budgets slashed at Disney, WBD, and Paramount cable networks.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
The footage shows Wilson opening the door suddenly and immediately slashing at Liu with a knife.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Lindor capped what has been his best overall Mets season slashing at .272/.344/.496 with a 137 OPS+, and 91 RBIs to go with the 33 homers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Chipotle felt the heat earlier this year when customers argued that portion sizes were being slashed at the chain.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Underneath, her white collared shirt was similarly slashed at the midriff, exposing her gleaming belly button stud.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 31 July 2024
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“Slash at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slash%20at. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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