file off
Example Sentences
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The work continues after the game is over, the teams file off and the sold-out crowd heads home.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
“If you file off the forehead, it looks as though the eyes have come forward, and raising the brow opens up the eyes.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2020
As the other passengers on our flight began to file off, my brother and I were told to stay seated.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2018
The Green Bell G-1008 clippers cut so cleanly that you may not even need to file off the edges when you’re done—though they do have a built-in file if you want to anyway.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2018
“My nails are a sight from all that scouring,” she said, taking a long file off the mantelpiece and smoothing a frayed thumbnail.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
