chisel
Example Sentences
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Failure is fatal only when the chisel is abandoned and despair prevails.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“CMS is continuing to chisel away at higher spending associated with coding intensity,” says Tricia Neuman, executive director for the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health policy nonprofit.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Nonato laid his chisel against the mortar and gingerly began to tap the top of the tool with a hammer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
Finally, he was able to chisel out the embedded trunk handle to open it, clambering in and driving his Model Y Long Range S.U.V. five miles to the closet supercharging station.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Holding the barrel in his strong fingers like a chisel, he hit the other end with his mallet, tapping long slices of wood away from the inside of the log.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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