chop

Example Sentences

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The wrist camera captures how every muscle moves as they chop vegetables, season and grill chicken and roll up their shawarmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

To chop an onion, or not to chop an onion — that is the question when you’re running low on energy and simply want something quick yet easy to eat.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

"There is no-one to chop firewood for winter to heat our stoves," they added in an exchange shown on state TV.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Those for the chop were "characterised by extremely advanced age, decades of human intervention, planting in restricted spaces and on land made unstable by extreme climatic events", the council said.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

For three days straight, every time I or another boy misbehaved, we had to go over there and chop wood.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns