shave

Example Sentences

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I tend to order tartare whenever I see it, and Redbird’s version stands out: served over a crisp potato tosti with caramelized onion crema, egg jam, pickled pearl onion, and shaved marrow.

From Salon

Now that I’ve shaved a tenth of a second off my time, I’m working on the next tenth.

From Literature

His outstretched paw closed around a leafy branch, wrenching him to a stop just before his fist shaved the bough clean.

From Literature

"If people asked what had happened, I would joke about a shaving mishap rather than admit the real reason."

From BBC

A pilot program in Placer County found that that shaved three to four days off processing time.

From Los Angeles Times