chops

Example Sentences

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Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set to arrive in the coming months, beginning with Elon Musk's SpaceX in June.

From Barron's • May 17, 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

In my childhood, pork chops were a regular, if unremarkable, presence.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

It played to Black’s physical comedy chops, but something felt off about the execution, especially because of the hard-to-understand dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“Well, not to bust your chops, Mr. Keeley,” said Clarence, “but I think you’re looking in the wrong place. The books aren’t here in the library. If they were, they wouldn’t be missing.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein