slice off

Example Sentences

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If you’re in doubt, take the shrimp off the heat early and cut a slice off the thick end to see the middle.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Morgan Stanley estimates that the hit to income at the disposal of households could lower inflation-adjusted consumer spending by about 10 basis points this year and slice off seven basis points from GDP growth.

From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2023

So you slice off the stem end just below the calyx, the little cap.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

Buy them while you can, slice off the kernels and whip up these lovely crisp-edged corn fritters from Vallery Lomas.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

"Careful, Private Clown. Another move like that and you'll slice off your own ear."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda