shave

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

Soon enough, Knueppel became the best player in the league’s history—before he could even shave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But if Iran succeeds in blocking the strait for months, and oil stays above $100, Citigroup’s Nathan Sheets thinks it could shave 0.9 percentage points off his expectations for 2.9% global GDP growth this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The bank estimates a 20-percentage-point drop in domestic retail auto sales growth could shave real GDP growth by 0.46 percentage points in 1Q26 from 4Q25.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

“Whatever. It’s a stupid bet. I wouldn’t have made you shave your head.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman