Slough Pond Golden Gate Canyon. See examples of slough used in a sentence. slough off, [~ + off +
See examples of slough used in a sentence. slough off, [~ + off + object] to dispose or get rid of: to slough off a bad habit. (of some animals) to have a layer of skin come off: 2. [~ (+ off) + object] The snake sloughs (off) its skin. v. You may also hear this word pronounced as "sluff. 2. How to use slough in a sentence. an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region. From the mid-17th century, stagecoaches began to pass through Slough and Salt Hill (later absorbed into Slough), which became locations for the second stage to change horses on the journey out from London.