chipping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Those gains are chipping away at Iran’s leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"That is the most difficult thing when it comes to the Plan 2 loan - that it feels like you're not chipping away," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
"My son's entire school experience was a gradual chipping away at a person, chipping away at their soul," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Beatty’s lyrics are filled with strong images and evocative phrases — the paint chipping off a “white picket dream” in the new album’s “Fleur de Lis,” for instance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
I dug and dug, chipping away at the gray bark until the soft brown inside of the tree glowed with the word, like the tree itself was saying it.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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