trim away
Example Sentences
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When you go to trim away the excess dough, leave yourself about 1 inch of excess from the edge of the pie plate.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2021
With a pair of scissors, carefully trim away excess foil along the edge of the meringue, leaving the last layer of foil on the inside of meringue hat.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2018
Schultz, an American who was raised in Canada, published “The Blondes” outside the United States in 2012, and she should have used the intervening years to trim away about 100 pages.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2015
Buy a smoked ham hock and use a sharp knife to trim away any large pieces of fat and tough skin.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2014
Or perhaps she would trim away the rot and make a secret, thin soup out of it, one that she would not have to share with anyone.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
