lop off
Example Sentences
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The AI did, however, lop off part of my hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
In his Newsnight interview, Lowe said of Farage's "brutal" leadership style "If people become, if you like, too tall a poppy, he tends to lop off the head of the poppy".
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
State lotteries typically lop off 24% of winnings for federal taxes, and the bill can run even higher because the top federal income tax rate is 37%.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Does that mean developers should lop off the back of hotels to make housing?
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
“First you gotta go in and lop off the branches. Then you chop down the trunk.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
