shave off

Example Sentences

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“Today’s plunge in the oil market should single-handedly shave off $0.45/gallon, implying the national average pulling back to around $3.70,” Molchanov wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Slicing up bond deals has an added benefit: Companies typically have more pricing power if the deal is split up into more segments, meaning they can shave off interest costs on the transaction, bankers said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If your schedule is flexible, accepting a stop or two on your flights can shave off a chunk of change.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

The connector brings the three major lines together along a single route downtown and Wiggins said it will shave off 20 minutes from travel times for commuters who previously had to transfer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2023

He showed Joe wood planes, their wooden handles burnished by decades of use, their blades so sharp and precise they could shave off curls of wood as thin and transparent as tissue paper.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown