shave off

Example Sentences

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After World War I, secular ideas from the outside world began filtering through, with men daring to shave off their beards and married women refusing to cover their hair with wigs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

There are tools available to help shave off some of the cost of an online shopping haul in real time.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

If your schedule is flexible, accepting a stop or two on your flights can shave off a chunk of change.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

The connector brings the three major lines together along a single route downtown and Wiggins said it will shave off 20 minutes from travel times for commuters who previously had to transfer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

It looked like he could shave off a hundred of them by taking the shortcut, so say around two hundred.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker