chopped

Example Sentences

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But somehow we got the position small, we chopped wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Next door at El Ruso, owner Walter Soto chopped carne asada while his wife, Julia, took orders: two chile colorado; three birria; no onions, please.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

June of that year recorded a bearish dark cloud cover candle, and from there, the price was chopped in half, ultimately bottoming in the mid $50s early last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Matijevich suggests starting with an olive oil base when storing garlic, whether it’s peeled cloves, chopped, or minced.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“I left the horses back in the woods, where they wouldn’t get stung, and then I chopped the tree down and split it open.”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder