file off
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“If you file off the forehead, it looks as though the eyes have come forward, and raising the brow opens up the eyes.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2020
As the other passengers on our flight began to file off, my brother and I were told to stay seated.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2018
The Green Bell G-1008 clippers cut so cleanly that you may not even need to file off the edges when you’re done—though they do have a built-in file if you want to anyway.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2018
They park in front of the school, and the players file off without talking much.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2017
Before the students had to file off to their next class, I did a demonstration introducing some fencing basics followed by a short question-and-answer session.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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