Example Sentences

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And Bryson DeChambeau was whittling away after losing five of the first seven to Fitzpatrick.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

Weary, grey and pinched-looking, he was whittling nervously on a stick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ma was back to working on that sweater and Pa was whittling away.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

He was whittling, the shavings falling to the floor right outside the kitchen where we were standing.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

She was whittling on a long piece of wood - making a bow.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan