shavings

Example Sentences

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The French-infused menu on a recent visit included individually plated potato ravioli served with a mushroom half glaze and black-truffle shavings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

The soap has also caught the attention of Michelin star chefs in London where they have been adding shavings to the food.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Once described by comedian John Hodgeman as tasting of “pencil shavings and heartbreak,” Jeppson’s Malört is a polarizing wormwood and anise-flavored liqueur that’s kind of a secret handshake among Chicagoans.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

The smell of soupy, red meat mixing with the unmistakable perfume of Suavitel and Zote shavings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2024

Eight o’clock had struck before I got into the air, that was scented, not disagreeably, by the chips and shavings of the long-shore boat-builders, and mast, oar, and block makers.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens