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

PwC acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday the firm would not benefit from a sale that will lop off a fifth of its current revenues.

From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023

So commercial aviation says it’s looking to lop off emissions where it can — from the routes aircraft take to the time they spend circling airports, sitting on the tarmac or idling at the gate.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

“First you gotta go in and lop off the branches. Then you chop down the trunk.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides