Example Sentences

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If you have been shaving or anything, just let it grow out.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2021

Hedge funds have been shaving off some risks, according to Oct.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2020

The aging factory and offices, which once employed 4,000, have been shaving jobs for years.

From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2015

The N.C.A.A. suspended the Kentucky team for the 1952-53 season after several players from previous seasons were found to have been shaving points.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2015

"They have been shaving it, and have got it all roped off."

From The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause by Morrison, Gertrude W.