chops

Example Sentences

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As for Pratt’s policy chops, he has not responded to my offers of a get-together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

And the coming wave of mega-IPOs presents more risks than usual: Private investors are licking their chops at the prospect of cashing in on long-awaited gains.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Paula works as a fact-checker at a New York City newsmagazine, a job chosen, I imagine, to account for her investigatory chops, though not her tendency to put herself in dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

They looked for people with design and engineering chops, but who were flexible and could deal with uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

There he hung or hoved, his vast ironic mouth permanently drawn downward in a kind of melancholy, his lean clean-shaven chops giving him an American expression, like that of Uncle Sam.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White