shavings
Example Sentences
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They also reportedly have dispensers for chaff -- metal shavings that distract radar-guided missiles -- and flares that blind heat-seeking missiles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Our classroom smelled faintly of pencil shavings and cafeteria biscuits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
An audit by the FAA also confirmed that metal shavings were present beneath the floors of a number of aircraft.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
After the operation is complete, his team carefully collects the leftover shavings — even those could be valuable to profiteers eager to sell rhino horn on the black market.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
The floor was thick with shavings and sawdust.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
