clipping

Example Sentences

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That leaves the BOJ in a familiar bind: Hike too soon and risk clipping fragile growth, or hold back and risk damaging household confidence, plus U.S. scrutiny if the yen weakens excessively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Former Chelsea midfielder Gallagher netted the second before the break at the end of a smooth Atletico move, with his shot clipping Vitor Reis to divert in at the near post.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Verstappen's problems included gearchanges, damping and clipping - running out of electrical energy.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

She was always clipping recipes she wanted to try and altering them to perfection.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

It’s quiet in this area, there isn’t a lot of traffic, you can hear things like that very clearly: car motors, lawn mowers, the clipping of a hedge, the slam of a door.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood