pawing

Example Sentences

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Emergency workers stood on the charred roof, still smelling of burning, sawing off damaged sections and tossing the debris into a pile.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

The high-pitched sound of an angle grinder sawing through glass echoed through the hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He said: "The finances aren't good, the margins are wafer thin. It's a lot of sawing for not much sawdust, as my grandfather used to say."

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Likewise, publishers who opt to create push-button novels will be sawing off the proximal tree limb with Wile E. Coyote abandon.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

“Technically, this is my room. So Mom’s rule about eating in her bedroom doesn’t apply here,” I say, sawing a piece of thick waffle with the tiny fork Muhammad brought me.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali