How to Use "slate" with Example Sentences

1. I began to use a slate for my writing .
2. Those glorious inundations moved massive quantities of sediment through thegrand canyon , wiping the slate dirty , and making a muddy mess of silt and muckthat would make modern river rafters cringe .
3. But the slate was clearly fitted for my mood of the moment .
4. Cutlery and crockery was found in charity shops and the bathroom tiles were made from reclaimed welsh slate .
5. The slate mining industry on easdale island declined rapidly after this and by 1911 , it stopped altogether .