chops

Example Sentences

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And the coming wave of mega-IPOs presents more risks than usual: Private investors are licking their chops at the prospect of cashing in on long-awaited gains.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

St. Louis might not have been handed a chance to test his coaching chops in the NHL so soon if Montreal hadn’t imploded in such spectacular fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Paula works as a fact-checker at a New York City newsmagazine, a job chosen, I imagine, to account for her investigatory chops, though not her tendency to put herself in dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Mr. Warsh has the policy chops and intellectual firepower to steer the Fed and take on dissenters who resist the changes he might bring to monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“Okay, I’ll have some pork chops with hominy and grits.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson