chisel
Example Sentences
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KYIV, Ukraine—It was late January, and an elite Ukrainian team grabbed their tools for a special operation critical to their country’s resistance against Russia: an underwater drone, a hammer and a chisel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
“CMS is continuing to chisel away at higher spending associated with coding intensity,” says Tricia Neuman, executive director for the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health policy nonprofit.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Nonato laid his chisel against the mortar and gingerly began to tap the top of the tool with a hammer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
Alternatively, it might just be a personal DIY job they want assistance with, or just some company while they potter and chisel away.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
I ram the chisel with the hammer, watch a corner of the stone break off, watching myself rush into the surf that winter day.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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