clipping

Example Sentences

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The effect of clipping is context collapse maximized to further a hasty impression of a vaguely famous person.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Woods, 50, was arrested and charged after clipping a truck and rolling his car near his home in Florida last month.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

That leaves the BOJ in a familiar bind: Hike too soon and risk clipping fragile growth, or hold back and risk damaging household confidence, plus U.S. scrutiny if the yen weakens excessively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Amazon stated the drone performed a “Safe Contingent Landing” after clipping the cable, causing no injuries or widespread outages.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

There’s my Polish dictionary—with the very top of Willa’s newspaper clipping sticking up from the pages.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin