Cut a thin sliver off the bases so the pears stand upright.

He describes it 'not as an infinitely thin sliver of time but as a moment in which times present, past and future overlap'.

Only a thin sliver of the elite would dream of attending university.

I prefer that thin sliver of optimism to the grim vision of the doom-mongers.

Once the meat has rested for at least 5 minutes, slice it into thin slivers and arrange on a platter.