chiselled

Example Sentences

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But Marvin's confident it's helping him achieve the appearance he desires - a hollow-cheeked, chiselled profile with sharp, pointed eyes and strong jawline.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Lithe, with abs chiselled from granite and blond in his hair, he looked like WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes.

From BBC • May 12, 2024

He then took up a teaching position at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he quietly chiselled away at his passion, the statistical properties of prime numbers.

From Scientific American • Nov. 15, 2022

The eight marble reliefs show finely chiselled war scenes, grape vines and palm trees.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022

The many faces of the stone had sharp edges as though they had been newly chiselled.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien