whittle down
Example Sentences
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Once the club's data departments have the brief, filters that grade a player's overall ability are applied to whittle down the 650,000-man database to 20-50 names.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Builders had hoped to capitalize on a busy spring buying season to whittle down inventories, but it was disappointing.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
If you have a highly concentrated stock allocation with large built-up gains, you can gradually whittle down your position and use the $6,000 deduction to minimize or cancel the tax hit, Adams says.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Even that won’t be the end of Paramount’s problems since it will have to unlock hefty synergies to whittle down a mountain of debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Maybe it’s time to whittle down the “people I’m avoiding” list.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
