chiselled
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They show chiselled physiques, striking before‑and‑after images and claims that you can look years younger by following a simple routine.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Lithe, with abs chiselled from granite and blond in his hair, he looked like WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes.
From BBC • May 12, 2024
The caption said crews "carefully chiselled" out the cornered kitty and that it was now "safe and sound".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024
On 26 November 1922, he had held up a candle to peer through a tiny breach chiselled in a doorway sealed for three millennia.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2022
The walls were made of rough-hewn stone blocks chiselled with Greek inscriptions - thousands and thousands of them, like graffiti.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
