slew - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • movie: The slew of horror movies that has been thrown onto the screen are not about truly scaring the audience, but only startling them.
  • feature: There are also a whole slew of special features within the Survival Mode viewing of the film.
  • film: Another in a slew of films of the period featuring a gorilla on the rampage.
  • artist: A slew of new artists have also been signed to the label for release during 2005.
  • material: It's featured here from master tape, along with the best of several other 45s and a slew of fabulous unreleased material.
  • people: It's from Brian and signed by a slew of people, only some that I know.

Converse of object

  • release: Microsoft on Tuesday released a slew of security patches, five of them critical, as part of its monthly update.
  • feature: And featuring a slew of original recipes so you can concoct eighteenth century remedies in the comfort of your own home.
  • see: This year has seen a slew of articles about the former Beatle's life.
  • do: And finally, I've been doing a slew of X window based programming using Xlib and now Motif for my Computer Graphics course.
  • have: Fortunately, you have a slew of weapons at your disposal.
  • include: The remainder of the season includes an unprecedented slew of new productions, starting with Gaddafi.

Adjective modifier

  • whole: Right now there's a whole slew of video sharing websites with YouTube the most popular out there.
  • usual: At increased speed microsoft's last ditch usual slew of.

Modifies a noun

  • Goliath: David slew Goliath, he did not kick the sh*t out of him.
  • rate: However, the rise time is limited - possibly by amplifier slew rate.
  • datum: If no suitable slew data are available, then method 4 uses standard background spectra.
  • speed: The only downside is that if a bigger wormwheel is adopted then the slew speed reduces.
  • limit: The software in the computer contains an altitude slew limit of 65 degrees which I suspect is a little conservative.

Noun used with modifier

  • wherefore: Like him too in the motive " And wherefore slew he him?

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