chiselled

Example Sentences

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He had a licence to charm on screen, with his sultry voice and suave, chiselled good looks.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

A cat that was chiselled out from between two walls by firefighters appeared more angered than relieved after its rescue.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

The caption said crews "carefully chiselled" out the cornered kitty and that it was now "safe and sound".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

He then took up a teaching position at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, where he quietly chiselled away at his passion, the statistical properties of prime numbers.

From Scientific American • Nov. 15, 2022

His face was chiselled and bronze, his eyes black as basalt, his curly dark hair glistening with oil.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan