trim
Example Sentences
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They stripped wood trim from the ship, and piled it for firewood.
From Literature
But if you trim your weighting in a sector that accounts for about 40% of the value of the S&P 500, and put your money in something else, such as small-caps, that seems sensible.
From Barron's
It was Oswald the miller, fatter than ever, his girth covered in red velvet, trimmed with gold threads.
From Literature
A key question for rate setters is whether workers trim their pay expectations as jobs become less secure, or continue to demand higher wage increases to compensate for several years of above-target inflation.
Some startups, inspired by the lean approach, are actively trimming employees.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
