shavings

Example Sentences

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The French-infused menu on a recent visit included individually plated potato ravioli served with a mushroom half glaze and black-truffle shavings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

An audit by the FAA also confirmed that metal shavings were present beneath the floors of a number of aircraft.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Our spa attendant for the day, Samundra Sutcliffe, lodged a large pitchfork into the vat shavings and turned it over on top of itself as steam emanated from the pile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

Barnett said he saw discarded metal shavings near wiring for the flight controls that could have cut the wiring and caused a catastrophe.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

He even smelled right—like oakum and wood shavings.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee