mince
verb (used with object)
to cut or chop into very small pieces.
have minced
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present perfectof mince.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The man now in charge of Labour's economic strategy is certainly not one to have minced his words over the years.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2015
Every time I use you I have to confront the hours and hours I have lost mindlessly mincing garlic you would have minced faster and better.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2013
Belles and beaux have minced on their way beneath the thick green branches,—branches that have also quivered to the sound of artillery fire saluting a mighty nation newborn.
From Greenwich Village by Allan G. (Allan Gilbert) Cram
Take as much chopped cabbage as you have minced chicken; chop the whites of the boiled eggs, and put with the chicken.
From Recipes Tried and True by Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
We have minced about among solicitudes and delicacies so very long.
From In the Mountains by Elizabeth von Arnim
