chisel in
Example Sentences
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A razor-sharp chisel in hand, Zev Zalman “Z.Z.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2016
He assumed that whatever Wilder wrote about him “probably won’t be what I want to chisel in marble.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2015
A chisel in the wrong direction, the artist noted, could cause an unsightly crack in the majestic, exotic purple wood from South America.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2015
Police said two people had attempted to enter the Collection Lambert art museum on Sunday morning with paint spray and a chisel in their jackets.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2011
Down the hall, a builder my dad's age but musclier had a sledgehammer in one hand and a chisel in the other.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
