chipping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“If you start chipping away at it and preventing people from doing something as simple as speaking in a public park, in this case about yoga, you create a dangerous precedent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Underdogs that have done well have often played short from goal-kicks, drawing pressure from the bigger nations who are more inclined to press high, before chipping it into clusters of players in space.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
“When I’m saying diversifying, that is chipping away at it year over year.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Offshoring has been chipping away at back-office jobs for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
She dug the tip of the knife into the wood, scoring it, chipping away at the curves of the letters, until the pale wood beneath showed.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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