lop off
Example Sentences
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The AI did, however, lop off part of my hair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
In his Newsnight interview, Lowe said of Farage's "brutal" leadership style "If people become, if you like, too tall a poppy, he tends to lop off the head of the poppy".
From BBC • May 15, 2025
State lotteries typically lop off 24% of winnings for federal taxes, and the bill can run even higher because the top federal income tax rate is 37%.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
PwC acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins told a state parliament inquiry on Monday the firm would not benefit from a sale that will lop off a fifth of its current revenues.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2023
The instructor of the beauty training school had to lop off these soggy clumps to make my hair even again.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
