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

Rub the excess paper from the head of garlic, trim its root end to remove any dirt and lop off the top ½-inch to expose the cloves.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

The immediate objective would be to lop off 2.5 hours a week in 2024 from 40 now, and then gradually cut the working week to 32 hours, she said.

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023

“First you gotta go in and lop off the branches. Then you chop down the trunk.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides