shaving
Example Sentences
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Because ethanol often trades at a discount to gasoline, E15 can be a few cents per gallon cheaper, shaving small amounts off average prices.
From Barron's
The canal is a critical shortcut for cargo moving from Asia to Europe and the U.S., shaving one or two weeks off of sailing times.
Daisy looked at it, and making a sour face she said, “Yuck! Jay Berry, your tongue is so coated, it looks just like the inside of Papa’s shaving mug.”
From Literature
Sometimes his daddy wore training pants when he was shaving.
From Literature
They have spent their entire lives training for those 2 minutes when they will plummet down the slope at top speeds exceeding 90 miles an hour in the hopes of shaving split-seconds off their runs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
