chiselled
Example Sentences
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They show chiselled physiques, striking before‑and‑after images and claims that you can look years younger by following a simple routine.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Lithe, with abs chiselled from granite and blond in his hair, he looked like WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes.
From BBC • May 12, 2024
The Frankenstein patchwork of his face has echoes of Alasdair Gray's chiselled artwork and he uses the same gentle accent and singsong voice as Gray himself.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 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
The walls were made of rough-hewn stone blocks chiselled with Greek inscriptions - thousands and thousands of them, like graffiti.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
