chops

Example Sentences

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Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set to arrive in the coming months, beginning with Elon Musk's SpaceX in June.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Mr. Warsh has the policy chops and intellectual firepower to steer the Fed and take on dissenters who resist the changes he might bring to monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In my childhood, pork chops were a regular, if unremarkable, presence.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

It played to Black’s physical comedy chops, but something felt off about the execution, especially because of the hard-to-understand dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The smell of cabbage was stronger in the hall and pork chops were frying.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers